Dresden vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3224
🏠 One person rent
$684
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
566K
15.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 12% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4347th ($1402 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 217th and 850th 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
$12.9
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$17728

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$1341
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$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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$599
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$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899