Dresden vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$637
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1337
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4158th and 4843rd ($1448 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 17th best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 96th and 4103rd 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
$14.5
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077