Dallas vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$684
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$2953
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	65
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	566K

The cost of living in Dallas is 76% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 837th and 3862nd ($2471 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 512th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 130th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Dresden

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	Dallas	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$13167

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Dresden

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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419