Dresden vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$706
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
48
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
566K
1.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3968th and 5278th ($1531 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 5th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 117th and 5513th 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
$13.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688