Dresden vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$696
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
57
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
555K
788K

The cost of living in Dresden is 36% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 3786th and 5093rd ($1406 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 262nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 190th and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hamamatsu

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Dresden Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15188

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954