Dresden vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$706
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$4606
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
2.3M

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 3968th and 1354th ($1531 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1137th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2 months in Houston. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 117th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Houston

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Dresden Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$22380

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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$2228
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$2150
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$2094
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$2071
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$2112
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$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
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$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
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$2114
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$2738
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$2048
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$1836
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$1897
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$2112
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$2022
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$1605
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$1913
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$2000
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$1900
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$1887
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$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
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$1904
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$1510
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$2115
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$2444
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$2027
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$2153
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$2237
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$2125
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$2229
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$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221