Dresden vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$696
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
555K
1.18M

The cost of living in Dresden is 58% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3786th and 6017th ($1406 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 15th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th and 6150th 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
$11.6
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964