Dresden vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$755
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
566K
136K

The cost of living in Dresden is 44% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3768th and 433rd ($1555 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 263rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$16342

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689