Dresden vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$729	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	563K	594K

The cost of living in Dresden is 38% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 3857th and 5234th ($1462 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 362nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kawaguchi

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	Dresden	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$12607

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095