Dresden vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$729
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$4523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
89
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
563K
5.87M

The cost of living in Dresden is 54% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3857th and 81st ($1462 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 203rd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Singapore City

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Dresden Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.08
🥤 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
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$28407

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$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
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$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
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$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637