Cologne vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
1.08M
563K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2308th and 3857th ($1851 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 506th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ranked 2nd vs 30th best cities to live in Germany, and 16th vs 203rd 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
$14
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387