Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$706
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
566K
1.35M

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3968th and 1148th ($1531 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1 months in Milan. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 117th and 336th 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
$13.3
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$18202

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719