Dresden vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
662K

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4158th and 890th ($1448 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 96th and 62nd 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
$14.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$21273

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884