Dresden vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$729
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
62
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
563K
1.99M

The cost of living in Dresden is 104% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3857th and 6834th ($1462 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 203rd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10290

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$1404
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$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795