Dresden vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4578
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1029
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1905
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3480
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
563K
629K

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 3857th and 2278th ($1462 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 18th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Ranked 30th vs 4th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 26th 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
$12
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$22103

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1505
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1634
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1441
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1463
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1465
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1425
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1652
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1497
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1638
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1947
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1543
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1206
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1479
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1525
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1582
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1441
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1478
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1470
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1851