Dresden vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$729	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	563K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 57% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3857th and 37th ($1462 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 2nd 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	$12	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055