Dresden vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4030
🏠 One person rent
$729
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1392
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
39
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
563K
549K

The cost of living in Dresden is 18% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3857th and 2544th ($1462 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 95th 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 Quebec City. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Quebec City

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Dresden Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.62
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$6253

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751