Charlotte vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$3314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
875K
566K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 57% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1073rd and 3968th ($2403 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 283rd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Dresden

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Charlotte Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553