Dresden vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$4713
🏠 One person rent
$706
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1869
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$4092
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
631K

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 3968th and 2220th ($1531 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 20th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in Germany, and 117th vs 28th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Dusseldorf

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Dresden Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$21698

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990