Dresden vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$729
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
89
25
🏙️ Population
563K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dresden is 173% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3857th and 8393rd ($1462 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 203rd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$8360

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$1404
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$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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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
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$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545