Dresden vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$637	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	77
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	566K	936K

The cost of living in Dresden is 46% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4158th and 638th ($1448 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 3rd in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 96th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Jerusalem

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	Dresden	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$30598

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Cities near Dresden

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845