Dresden vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$637	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	70
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	566K	720K

The cost of living in Dresden is 66% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4158th and 6433rd ($1448 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 823rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Okayama

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	Dresden	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$14339

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Cities near Dresden

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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471