Dresden vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$729
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3857th and 4890th ($1462 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 142nd 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 Sendai. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sendai

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Dresden Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$6369

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057