Cologne vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
566K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2200th and 4158th ($1941 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 592nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Ranked 2nd vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 96th 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
$16.2
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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