Dresden vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
563K
1.89M

The cost of living in Dresden is 28% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3857th and 1809th ($1462 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 42nd 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
$12
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$23771

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388