Baltimore vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3707
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$755
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1271
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	65
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	586K	566K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 49% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1219th and 3768th ($2323 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 462nd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 128th and 263rd 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	$17.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$14681

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563