Barcelona vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3112
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.66M
563K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 29% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2198th and 3857th ($1887 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 238th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dresden

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Barcelona Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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