Dresden vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$729
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2204
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
563K
4.7M

The cost of living in Dresden is 30% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3857th and 4828th ($1462 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Jeddah

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Dresden Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$6009

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$1404
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491