Dresden vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
566K
888K

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4158th and 1079th ($1448 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 96th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Indianapolis

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Dresden Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$24177

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908