Dresden vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
555K
140K

The cost of living in Dresden is 48% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3786th and 344th ($1406 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 190th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Reykjavik

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Dresden Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991