Dresden vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$729
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
563K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dresden is 72% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3857th and 6257th ($1462 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934