Dresden vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$706
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
566K
9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 56% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3968th and 5802nd ($1531 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 117th and 520th 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
$13.3
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$10356

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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
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790