Austin vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3749
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$706
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3314
😷 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 60% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 985th and 3968th ($2444 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 536th 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 217th and 117th 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	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$16803

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1473
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1476
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1460
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1462
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1227
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1454
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1494
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1525
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1103
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1280
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1200
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1464
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1488
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1472
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1334
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1382
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1401
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1146
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1188
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1652
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1276
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1375
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1553