Dresden vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$684
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
61
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
566K
1.99M

The cost of living in Dresden is 93% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6769th ($1402 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 217th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850