Amsterdam vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3582
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$729
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1362
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	921K	563K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 95% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 252nd and 3857th ($2859 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 25th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dresden

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	Amsterdam	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$12328

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Dresden

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