Dresden vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$904
🏠 One person rent
$729
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
89
31
🏙️ Population
563K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 288% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3857th and 9038th ($1462 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 7th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 203rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$1015

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$1404
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$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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$439
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$323
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$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
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$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286