Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$684
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2069
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
566K
1.35M

The cost of living in Dresden is 31% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3862nd and 1772nd ($1402 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 217th and 341st 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
$12.9
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$14604

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$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506