Dresden vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
563K
3.33M

The cost of living in Dresden is 23% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3857th and 2194th ($1462 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 5th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 203rd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Madrid

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Dresden Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10462

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581