Copenhagen vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
644K
555K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 70% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 872nd and 3786th ($2387 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 9th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Dresden

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Copenhagen Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303