Dresden vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$696
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
555K
1.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 108% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3786th and 6984th ($1406 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 11th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 190th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Yekaterinburg

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
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
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$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632