Detroit vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$684
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	65
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	639K	566K

The cost of living in Detroit is 47% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1678th and 3862nd ($2064 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 512th 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 Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 315th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$13167

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419