Dresden vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$729	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	563K	608K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 3857th and 2792nd ($1462 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 5th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 203rd and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Gothenburg

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	Dresden	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$3801

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267