Barcelona vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
566K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 38% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3968th ($2116 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 117th 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
$17.8
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.29
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553