Dresden vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
662K

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3857th and 512th ($1462 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Vancouver

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Dresden Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743