Dresden vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$755
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
99
🏙️ Population
566K
14.3M

The cost of living in Dresden is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3768th and 3130th ($1555 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 4th 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
$13.8
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961