Dresden vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
555K
662K

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3786th and 587th ($1406 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 190th and 60th 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
$11.6
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$14942

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758