Dresden vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$696
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
555K
1.96M

The cost of living in Dresden is 20% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3786th and 4509th ($1406 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sapporo

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Dresden Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10328

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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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117