Dresden vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$684
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
566K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dresden is 17% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4476th ($1402 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 40th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 217th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$16142

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982