Atlanta vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$3112
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
499K
563K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 74% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 714th and 3857th ($2540 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 140th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$12328

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$2337
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$2317
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$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

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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