Chicago vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$3219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
2.75M
566K

The cost of living in Chicago is 97% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 358th and 4158th ($2851 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 592nd 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 Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dresden

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Chicago Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Dresden

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