Dresden vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$729
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
563K
5.38M

The cost of living in Dresden is 67% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3857th and 6204th ($1462 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 203rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Saint Petersburg

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Dresden Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$6847

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525