Dresden vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$729
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
563K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dresden is 86% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3857th and 6501st ($1462 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 203rd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$1527

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$1354
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$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
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$1107
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$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
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$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
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
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$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
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$284
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$297
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$399
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$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
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$391
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$471
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$368
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$396
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$484
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$424
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$480
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$326
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$716
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$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
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$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
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$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
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$295
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$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
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$409
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$360
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$294
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$283
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$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
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$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
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