Dresden vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
555K
626K

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 3786th and 2103rd ($1406 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$12197

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$1347
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$1351
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$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251