Dresden vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$729
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
563K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dresden is 23% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3857th and 4637th ($1462 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13952

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102