Dresden vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$755
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
566K
587K

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3768th and 3903rd ($1555 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 529th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Ranked 28th vs 2nd best cities to live in Germany, and 263rd vs 24th 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
$13.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575