Dresden vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$989
🏠 One person rent
$706
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
566K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 258% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3968th and 8928th ($1531 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 4th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 117th and 6598th 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
$13.3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$782

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$1460
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$1305
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$1462
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$1227
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$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1093
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$1494
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$1525
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$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
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$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
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$1478
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$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
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$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
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$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553

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$464
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$360
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$279
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$370
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$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
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$371
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$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
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$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
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$348
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$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
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$473
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$382
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$351
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$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
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$379
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$265