Dresden vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$637
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
587K

The cost of living in Dresden is 5% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4158th and 3925th ($1448 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 521st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ranked 17th vs 3rd best cities to live in Germany, and 96th vs 23rd 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
$14.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538