Detroit vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$3498
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1355
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	65
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	639K	555K

The cost of living in Detroit is 41% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1843rd and 3786th ($1979 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 172nd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$10601

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Dresden

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