Dresden vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$4308
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
776K

The cost of living in Dresden is 36% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4158th and 1384th ($1448 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Ranked 17th vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 96th vs 48th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Frankfurt

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Dresden Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$21222

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Cities near Dresden

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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778