Baltimore vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$3582
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$729
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1362
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$3112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	65
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	586K	563K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 52% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1330th and 3857th ($2223 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dresden

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	Baltimore	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$12328

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Dresden

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