Cologne vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$3206
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
566K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2104th and 3768th ($1968 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 462nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ranked 1st vs 28th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 263rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563