Austin vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
962K
555K

The cost of living in Austin is 84% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 548th and 3786th ($2590 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 426th 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 126th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$10601

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$2150
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$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
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$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
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$2338

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303