Dresden vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$7262
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$11415
🏠 One person rent
$696
$6344
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$7919
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$5677
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
555K
38.4K

The cost of living in Dresden is 81% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 3786th and 1st ($1406 vs $7262) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 0.8 months in Monaco City. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 190th and 566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$8.15
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$5.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$7348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$5780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$7636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$7551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$289
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$76762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$54309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$13.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$8.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$8.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$41.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$188
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$2097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$43475

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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
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1400
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1616
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1567
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1341
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1616
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1308
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1103
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1245
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1575
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1432
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1314
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1450
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1234
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1369
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1364
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1602
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1406
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1475
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1066
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1470
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1545
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1166
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1398
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1471
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1385
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1389
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1453
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1372
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1510
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1565
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1353
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1383
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1416
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588