Albuquerque vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
65
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
565K
563K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 44% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1562nd and 3857th ($2111 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 506th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 396th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Dresden

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Albuquerque Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$12328

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$2099
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$2067
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2176
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2398
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2618
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$3686
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1636
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1847
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1613
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1629
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1805
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1834
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2288
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1834
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1707
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2268
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2498
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2295
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2588

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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