Dresden vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1705
🏠 One person rent
$755
$974
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$120
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
22
😀 Quality of life
89
29
🏙️ Population
566K
951K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 3768th and 4374th ($1555 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1st in Germany and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Germany vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 263rd and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Freetown

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Dresden Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$3183

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1067
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$999
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1283
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$999
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1281
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1021
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1010
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$536
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$502
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$872
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$895
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$1003
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$516
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1088
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$508
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1084
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1123
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1083
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$630
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$506