Dresden vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dresden Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$637
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
566K
738K

The cost of living in Dresden is 57% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 4158th and 6140th ($1448 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 690th 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 Kumamoto. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kumamoto ranked 139th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 1545th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dresden vs Kumamoto

Prices for goods and services in Dresden and Kumamoto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dresden Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$519
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$12102

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883