Denver vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2848
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6447
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$1737
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$748
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4578
$3219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
716K
566K

The cost of living in Denver is 97% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 365th and 4158th ($2848 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 592nd 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 218th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Dresden

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Denver Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5706
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3714
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.29
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.53
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.41
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2053
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21391
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551