Dresden vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3562
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
563K
626K

The cost of living in Dresden is 27% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3857th and 1833rd ($1462 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 97th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Glasgow

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Dresden Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$12979

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364