Dresden vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$706
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
566K
1.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3968th and 2284th ($1531 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 58th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 117th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Montreal

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Dresden Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$5550

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805