Berlin vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$3498
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1355
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$2906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.68M	555K

The cost of living in Berlin is 43% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1759th and 3786th ($2013 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 426th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ranked 2nd vs 31st best cities to live in Germany, and 19th vs 190th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dresden

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	Berlin	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$10601

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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	$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