Dresden vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2922
🏠 One person rent
$637
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1929
😷 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 15% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4158th and 4633rd ($1448 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Osaka. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 96th and 17th 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
$14.5
$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$975
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$987
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$964
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$982
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$986
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$988
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$982
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1007
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$996
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$996
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$950
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$986
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$946
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$946
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$972
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$965
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$953
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$974
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$983
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$991
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$958