Dresden vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$684
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
566K
2.95M

The cost of living in Dresden is 65% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6262nd ($1402 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Ukraine, respectively. Check Germany vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 217th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$7184

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$1048
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$1278
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$880
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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
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$942
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$1187
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$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
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$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
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$1353
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$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
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$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
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$1011
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$1030
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$1452
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$1516
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$1118
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$1216
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$979
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$454
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$433
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$549
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$455
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$562
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$440
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$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
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$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
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$438
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$486
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$876
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$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
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$462
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$605
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$780
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$510
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$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
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$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
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$517
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$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
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$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
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$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
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$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
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$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570