Dresden vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$706
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
566K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3968th and 5047th ($1531 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 98th 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 Kobe. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 117th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kobe

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Dresden Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$12285

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071