Dresden vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$706
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dresden is 9% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3968th and 4342nd ($1531 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 117th and 62nd 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
$13.3
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144