Dresden vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$706
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1020
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3968th and 3728th ($1531 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 117th and 3206th 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
$13.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$4.91
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$17546

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791