Dresden vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$696
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
555K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dresden is 9% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3786th and 4206th ($1406 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 8th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 190th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$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
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881