Dresden vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$696
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
88
29
🏙️ Population
555K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dresden is 189% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3786th and 8601st ($1406 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Meru

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Dresden Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$6789

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$1269
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$1027
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$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$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
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$530
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
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$536
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$557
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$571
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$557
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$452
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$542
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$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
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$747
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