Dresden vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$637
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
566K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 192% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4158th and 8685th ($1448 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 96th and 6656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Islamabad

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Dresden Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$3550

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379