Dresden vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$729
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
563K
1.98M

The cost of living in Dresden is 64% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3857th and 6160th ($1462 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 203rd and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kuala Lumpur

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Dresden Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$9485

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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
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742