Dresden vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$706
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
77
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
566K
9.94M

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3968th and 5141st ($1531 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 117th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lima

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Dresden Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9668

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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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$844
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$796
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$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
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$665
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$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755