Dresden vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$729
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
57
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
563K
788K

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 3857th and 5314th ($1462 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 420th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$12706

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007