Dresden vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$696
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
555K
625K

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3786th and 3960th ($1406 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 531st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 31st vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 190th vs 106th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Leipzig

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Dresden Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10639

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204