Austin vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$684
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	65
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	962K	566K

The cost of living in Austin is 75% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 858th and 3862nd ($2455 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 512th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 142nd and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dresden

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	Austin	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$13167

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419