Dortmund vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$736
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$3112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
593K
563K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 4% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 3604th and 3857th ($1523 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 506th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ranked 57th vs 30th best cities to live in Germany, and 692nd vs 203rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Dresden

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Dortmund Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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