Dresden vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dresden Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$729
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
563K
15.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 30% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 3857th and 4816th ($1462 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 203rd and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dresden vs Istanbul infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dresden vs Istanbul

Prices for goods and services in Dresden and Istanbul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dresden Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.29
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13982

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985