Dresden vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$637
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
92
28
🏙️ Population
566K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dresden is 167% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4158th and 8425th ($1448 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 96th and 8855th 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
$14.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$10408

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$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583