Dresden vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$696
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
100
🏙️ Population
555K
14M

The cost of living in Dresden is 10% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3786th and 3238th ($1406 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 190th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Tokyo

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Dresden Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15051

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$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
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$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
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063