Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1303
$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3195
$5016
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$1194
$2085
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2781
$1974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
555K
1.37M

The cost of living in Dresden is 37% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3980th and 1368th ($1303 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 499th and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1 months in Milan. Dresden ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 149th and 257th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Milan

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Dresden Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.86
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.2
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$902
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$2384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$10117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3585
$5277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.03
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$69.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$94
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9960
$17098

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1249
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1255
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1240
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1249
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1217
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1126
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1200
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1000
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1160
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1008
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1100
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1291
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$936
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1278
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Most
$894
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1094
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1066
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$816
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1127
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1226
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1052
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1187
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1196
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1246
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1125
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1252
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1151
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1133
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1054
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1054
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1221
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1276
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1122
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1162
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1057
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1212

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1503
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1414
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1295
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1322
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1385
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1290
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1335
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1285
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1353
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1661
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1407
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1279
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1435
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1307
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1199
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1260
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1134
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2737
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1152
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1306
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1124
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1450
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2888
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1086
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1167
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1429
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1394
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1308
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1362
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1471
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1428
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1264
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1547
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2475
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1380
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1420
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1306
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1525
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1507