Dresden vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$696
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
555K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dresden is 28% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3786th and 4726th ($1406 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 73rd 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 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kawasaki

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Dresden Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045