Dresden vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
60
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
566K
246K

The cost of living in Dresden is 22% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4158th and 2604th ($1448 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 96th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Louisville

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Dresden Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035