Dresden vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$684
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
566K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 241% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3862nd and 8934th ($1402 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 4th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 217th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$1172

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$1347
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$1351
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$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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$374
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$383
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$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
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$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
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$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
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$369
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$401
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$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
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$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
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$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346