Dresden vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$962
🏠 One person rent
$755
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
566K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 274% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3768th and 8945th ($1555 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 263rd and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Rawalpindi

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Dresden Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$764

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$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$443
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$344
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$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
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$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270