Dresden vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$706
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$3192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
566K
687K

The cost of living in Dresden is 23% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 3968th and 2068th ($1531 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 2nd in Germany and Finland, respectively. Check Germany vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 117th and 48th 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
$13.3
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$15326

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232