Columbus vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
906K
563K

The cost of living in Columbus is 54% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1248th and 3857th ($2252 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 506th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 242nd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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