Dresden vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$637	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	566K	675K

The cost of living in Dresden is 23% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4158th and 2470th ($1448 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 4th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 96th and 91st 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	$14.5	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$4650

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423