Dresden vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2985
🏠 One person rent
$706
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2134
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 20% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3968th and 4625th ($1531 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 25th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 117th and 27th 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
$13.3
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$13598

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993