Dresden vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$755
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
566K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3768th and 5094th ($1555 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 139th 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 Sendai. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$5899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013