Dresden vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$637
$687
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
566K
15.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 9% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4158th and 4475th ($1448 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 0.9 months in Istanbul. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 96th and 829th 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
$14.5
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$23206

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020