Dresden vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dresden	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3707	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$755	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1271	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	566K	726K

The cost of living in Dresden is 52% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 3768th and 5415th ($1555 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 340th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sagamihara

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	Dresden	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.15	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5084	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14681	$10783

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076