Dresden vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$755
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
566K
1.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 18% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3768th and 2306th ($1555 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 52nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 263rd and 46th 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
$13.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$4789

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811