Dresden vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$4202
🏠 One person rent
$706
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
566K
519K

The cost of living in Dresden is 13% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 3968th and 3001st ($1531 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 42nd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 117th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Lyon

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Dresden Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$7.81
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$12190

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Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997