Dresden vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$755
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$4614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
87
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
566K
776K

The cost of living in Dresden is 29% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 3768th and 1510th ($1555 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 4th 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 Frankfurt. Ranked 28th vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 263rd vs 38th 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
$13.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$16203

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769