Dresden vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$637
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
6.21M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4158th and 5029th ($1448 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 96th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Rio de Janeiro

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Dresden Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$12842

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$824
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$651
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$688
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$858
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$617
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$805
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$623
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$488
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$581
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$607
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$586
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$737
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$531
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$623
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$562
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$655
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$668
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$686
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$729
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$682
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$634
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$696
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$566
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$584
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$567
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$663
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$576
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$671
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$667
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$670
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$684
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$610
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$695
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$711
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$577
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$519
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$884
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$634