Birmingham vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3206
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
566K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 37% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1622nd and 3768th ($2137 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 462nd in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 48th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$14681

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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