Dresden vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3329
🏠 One person rent
$706
$689
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1222
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1095
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
566K
15.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 17% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 3968th and 4562nd ($1531 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 117th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Istanbul

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Dresden Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$4.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$20004

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041