Dresden vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$755
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2108
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
566K
824K

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3768th and 4919th ($1555 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$13511

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1062
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1064
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1025
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1118
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1012
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1277
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$992
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1024
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1015
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1025
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046