Birmingham vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
555K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 43% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1780th and 3786th ($2004 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 426th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 58th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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