Charlotte vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$2906
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
875K
555K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 93% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 361st and 3786th ($2710 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 426th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 191st and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

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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