Dresden vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$6160
🏠 One person rent
$684
$1496
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2729
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$4315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
100
🏙️ Population
566K
4.84M

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3862nd and 745th ($1402 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 217th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sydney

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Dresden Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$7.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$17957

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2099
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2252
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1416
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1448
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1538
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1616
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1511
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2023
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1702
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1185
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1619
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1601
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1781
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1727
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2239
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2067
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1654
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1643
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1291
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1504
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1645
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1677
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1600
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1620
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2194
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1691
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1671
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1668
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2016
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1625
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1748
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1981
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1390
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1683