Dresden vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$729	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	563K	546K

The cost of living in Dresden is 16% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3857th and 2758th ($1462 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 203rd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lisbon

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	Dresden	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$16143

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Cities near Dresden

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162