Dresden vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
555K
1.37M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 3786th and 1623rd ($1406 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 0.9 months in Milan. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 190th and 292nd 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
$11.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15544

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550