Dresden vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$706
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
39
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
566K
767K

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3968th and 4105th ($1531 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 6th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 117th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Zagreb

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Dresden Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$12339

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961