Dresden vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$696
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
555K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dresden is 74% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3786th and 6358th ($1406 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 0.5 months in Surat. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 190th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$1785

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$1269
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$1027
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$1230
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$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$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
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$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
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$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
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$301
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$296
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$396
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$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
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$385
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$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
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$391
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$482
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$339
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$457
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$353
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$706
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$377
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$359
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$379
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$510
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$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
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$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
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$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
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$431
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$338
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$345
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$325
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$359
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$336
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$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
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$370
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