Dresden vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$4027
🏠 One person rent
$684
$1048
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1736
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
566K
3.42M

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3862nd and 2443rd ($1402 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 217th and 151st 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
$12.9
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$4.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$10042

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522