Dresden vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$706
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
92
32
🏙️ Population
566K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dresden is 182% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3968th and 8447th ($1531 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 4th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 117th and 8725th 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
$13.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9031

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$1460
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$1305
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$1462
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$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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$455
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$797
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$520
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$533
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$505
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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
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$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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