Dresden vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
555K
488K

The cost of living in Dresden is 31% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 3786th and 1692nd ($1406 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 46th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Edinburgh

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Dresden Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$14724

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666