Dresden vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
100
🏙️ Population
563K
5.03M

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3857th and 923rd ($1462 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 203rd and 1st 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
$12
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$21306

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913