Dresden vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$696
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
555K
1.46M

The cost of living in Dresden is 37% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3786th and 5138th ($1406 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 285th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kyoto

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Dresden Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$8938

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$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
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006