Dresden vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
563K
676K

The cost of living in Dresden is 24% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 3857th and 2046th ($1462 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Finland, respectively. Check Germany vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 203rd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Helsinki

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Dresden Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10871

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120