Dresden vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$755
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
566K
431K

The cost of living in Dresden is 58% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3768th and 5698th ($1555 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 263rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$5380

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$1475
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$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
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$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
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$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$904
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$924
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$927
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$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
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$834
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$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
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$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
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$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
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$719
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$975
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$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
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$826