Dresden vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$729
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
563K
1.76M

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3857th and 2002nd ($1462 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 60th 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
$12
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610