Dresden vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$706
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
23
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
566K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dresden is 31% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3968th and 4849th ($1531 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 3rd in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 117th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Medina

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Dresden Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$5515

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
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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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010