Austin vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$3219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
962K
566K

The cost of living in Austin is 71% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 932nd and 4158th ($2475 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 592nd 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 Austin compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 192nd and 96th 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
$19.4
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$15933

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$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551