Dresden vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$755
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
566K
1.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 62% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3768th and 5881st ($1555 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 6th 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 263rd and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$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
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617