Barcelona vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.64M
555K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 26% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3786th ($1773 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 426th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 193rd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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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