Dresden vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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