Dresden vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$729
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
616K

The cost of living in Dresden is 1% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3857th and 3925th ($1462 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 535th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 30th vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 80th 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
$12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10026

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261