Dresden vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$637	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	566K	3.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 58% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4158th and 62nd ($1448 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 47th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 96th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Los Angeles

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	Dresden	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$23685

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000