Dresden vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$684
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
566K
1.46M

The cost of living in Dresden is 22% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4641st ($1402 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 67th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 217th and 112th 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
$12.9
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$7056

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062