Dresden vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
566K
1.91M

The cost of living in Dresden is 34% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4158th and 1511th ($1448 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 17th vs 6th best cities to live in Germany, and 96th vs 38th 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
$14.5
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457