Dortmund vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dortmund | Dresden | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Dortmund is 13% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 3100th and 3862nd ($1585 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 512th in Germany.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Ranked 21st vs 33rd best cities to live in Germany, and 114th vs 217th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dortmund vs Dresden
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| Dortmund | Dresden | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Schwerte | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Lunen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Waltrop | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Witten | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Herdecke | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Wetter | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Unna | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Bergkamen | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kamen | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hagen | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Datteln | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Selm | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Werne | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Iserlohn | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Frondenberg | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Hattingen | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Menden | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Herten | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Gelsenkirchen | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Hemer | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ludinghausen | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Marl | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Hamm | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Werl | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Essen | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Haltern am See | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Ludenscheid | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Velbert | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Radevormwald |
Cities near Dresden
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2 km or 4.5 mi | Freital | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Radebeul | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Coswig | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Pirna | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Meissen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freiberg | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Riesa | |
| 44 km or 28 mi |  Decin | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Dobeln | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Teplice | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Usti nad Labem | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bautzen | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Litvinov | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Senftenberg | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hoyerswerda | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Most | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Chemnitz | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Litomerice | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Ceska Lipa | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Chomutov | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Limbach-Oberfrohna | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Spremberg | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Annaberg-Buchholz | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Grimma | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Torgau | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Zittau | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Glauchau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Gorlitz | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Cottbus | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altenburg | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zwickau | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Liberec | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Markkleeberg | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Leipzig | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Werdau | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kladno | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Jablonec nad Nisou | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Mlada Boleslav | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Karlovy Vary | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Delitzsch |