Dresden vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$4970
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
563K
888K

The cost of living in Dresden is 33% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 3857th and 1397th ($1462 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1219th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$27094

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Distance City Cost of living
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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17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828