Dresden vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$684
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2980
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
566K
587K

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3862nd and 3685th ($1402 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 413th 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 33rd vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 217th vs 33rd 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
$12.9
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$8902

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448