Brussels vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
196K
563K

The cost of living in Brussels is 34% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1988th and 3857th ($1958 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dresden

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Brussels Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$12328

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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