Dallas vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$3112
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
563K

The cost of living in Dallas is 74% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 700th and 3857th ($2550 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 113th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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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