Dresden vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
555K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dresden is 26% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3786th and 2013th ($1406 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 6th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 31st vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 190th vs 43rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hamburg City

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Dresden Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$28533

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$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
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274