Dresden vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$637
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
566K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 224% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4158th and 8874th ($1448 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 96th and 6631st 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
$14.5
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$806

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252