Dresden vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
50
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
555K
1.02M

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3786th and 1355th ($1406 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 25th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ottawa

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Dresden Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$21213

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874