Dresden vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$729
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
563K
6.21M

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3857th and 5959th ($1462 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10815

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585