Dresden vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$696
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
555K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 262% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3786th and 8988th ($1406 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 190th and 6200th 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
$11.6
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$1443

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$1351
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$1329
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$1344
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$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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$331
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$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
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$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401