Dresden vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
563K
568K

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3857th and 890th ($1462 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 10th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$12698

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
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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
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655