Dresden vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$684
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
566K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 13% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4366th ($1402 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 217th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Osaka

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Dresden Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$8318

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DresdenOsaka

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008