Dresden vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$696
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
555K
5.38M

The cost of living in Dresden is 73% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3786th and 6353rd ($1406 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 3rd in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 190th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$6504

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438