Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$755
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
566K
1.35M

The cost of living in Dresden is 33% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3768th and 1250th ($1555 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 263rd and 315th 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
$13.8
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$16429

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700