Dresden vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$11505
🏠 One person rent
$729
$6524
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$7895
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$6658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
563K
38.4K

The cost of living in Dresden is 80% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 3857th and 1st ($1462 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Monaco, respectively. Check Germany vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 203rd and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$44554

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$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
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1721
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1732
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1510
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1766
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1429
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1407
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1356
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1498
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1200
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1502
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1396
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1607
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1380
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1553
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1248
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1545
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1425
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1164
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1473
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1724
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1426
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1449
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1262
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1357
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1364
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1306
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1591
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1616
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1494
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1454
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1448
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633