Cologne vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
566K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2067th and 3968th ($1990 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 536th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Ranked 1st vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 15th vs 117th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dresden

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Cologne Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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