Charlotte vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$2953
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
875K
566K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 80% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 761st and 3862nd ($2528 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 512th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 252nd and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$4.54
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$13167

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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419