Dresden vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$637
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
1.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4158th and 2370th ($1448 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 96th and 49th 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
$14.5
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$6432

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828