Cleveland vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$3749
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$706
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$3314
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	65
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	373K	566K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 29% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2121st and 3968th ($1971 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 357th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Dresden

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	Cleveland	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$16803

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

Cities near Dresden

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