Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5367
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2348
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
563K
1.35M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3857th and 1476th ($1462 vs $2146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 203rd and 305th 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
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$9597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$836
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$14475

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573