Denver vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
716K
555K

The cost of living in Denver is 97% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 294th and 3786th ($2771 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th and 426th 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 Denver compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 134th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$10601

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$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

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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