Dresden vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$696
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
555K
2.95M

The cost of living in Dresden is 85% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3786th and 6536th ($1406 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 190th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$7179

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$1344
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$1296
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$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
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$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$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
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
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$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528