Dresden vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
98
🏙️ Population
555K
4.53M

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3786th and 933rd ($1406 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 190th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Melbourne

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Dresden Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$18868

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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
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$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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$1702
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$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
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$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
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$1639
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$1622
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$1528
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$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
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$2604
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$1462
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$1723
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$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
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$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
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$2348
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$1903
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$2741
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$1998
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$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
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$1688
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$1354
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$1481