Denver vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$3314
😷 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 82% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 432nd and 3968th ($2791 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 536th 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 61st best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 239th and 117th 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
$17.9
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553