Dresden vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$684
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$534
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
17
😀 Quality of life
88
40
🏙️ Population
566K
2.19M

The cost of living in Dresden is 86% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6657th ($1402 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Togo, respectively. Check Germany vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Lome. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 217th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$6.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$4691

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$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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$354
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$632
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$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679