Dresden vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3703
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
563K
488K

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 3857th and 1263rd ($1462 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 40th 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
$12
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$23136

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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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767