Dresden vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$755
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1002
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1959
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
566K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 26% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3768th and 4626th ($1555 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 34th 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
$13.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$13640

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997