Dresden vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$637
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$289
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
566K
486K

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4158th and 5257th ($1448 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 96th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5490

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
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$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
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$945
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$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851