Bucharest vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$562
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
1.72M
566K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 21% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4877th and 4158th ($1148 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 592nd in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 482nd and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dresden

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Bucharest Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$15933

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$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551