Dresden vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$5796
🏠 One person rent
$684
$1748
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$3037
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$3727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
566K
593K

The cost of living in Dresden is 47% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 3862nd and 605th ($1402 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 2nd in Germany and Ireland, respectively. Check Germany vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 217th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Dublin

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Dresden Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$7.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$8881

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2186
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2216
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2628
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1767
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1785
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1662
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1713
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2134
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1755
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1968
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1382
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1562
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1969
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2297
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1390
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1682
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1681
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1697
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1710
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1774
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1706
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1675
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1482
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2275
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1556
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1732
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1897
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1686
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1497
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1753
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1762
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1714
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1456
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1629
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1574