Detroit vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3707
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$755
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1271
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	65
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	639K	566K

The cost of living in Detroit is 37% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1636th and 3768th ($2133 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 462nd 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 311th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$14681

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563