Dresden vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$729
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
563K
1.47M

The cost of living in Dresden is 109% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 3857th and 6924th ($1462 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 16th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 203rd and 5229th 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
$12
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
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$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628