Baltimore vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$684
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	65
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	586K	566K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 63% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3862nd ($2287 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 131st and 217th 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	$16.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13167

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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