Dresden vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$729
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
563K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 233% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3857th and 8895th ($1462 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 203rd and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$3133

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$1404
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$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
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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397