Dresden vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dresden	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1406	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3498	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$696	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1355	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2906	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	555K	8.91M

The cost of living in Dresden is 58% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3786th and 38th ($1406 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in London. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs London

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	Dresden	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$955	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4133	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.89	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10601	$25471

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Cities near Dresden

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908