Dresden vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$696
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
555K
767K

The cost of living in Dresden is 13% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3786th and 4330th ($1406 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 2nd in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 190th and 983rd 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
$11.6
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10009

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$1347
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$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755