Dresden vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2616
🏠 One person rent
$637
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
566K
594K

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4158th and 5226th ($1448 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 175th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 909th 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
$14.5
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$15187

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101