Dresden vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$729	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	563K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3857th and 1290th ($1462 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 167th 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	$12	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$20100

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884