Dresden vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$696
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
62
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
555K
2M

The cost of living in Dresden is 117% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3786th and 7206th ($1406 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 190th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$5767

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760