Dresden vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$729
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
563K
585K

The cost of living in Dresden is 4% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3857th and 3595th ($1462 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 371st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ranked 30th vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Essen

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Dresden Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$9380

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431