Dresden vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
13.3M

The cost of living in Dresden is 14% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4158th and 3277th ($1448 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 96th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Moscow

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Dresden Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749