Dresden vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$706
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
566K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 230% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 3968th and 8843rd ($1531 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 117th and 6696th 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
$13.3
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3118

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$1478
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379