Denver vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
716K
563K

The cost of living in Denver is 85% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 444th and 3857th ($2699 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 160th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Dresden

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