Dresden vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$729
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
24
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
563K
586K

The cost of living in Dresden is 4% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3857th and 3616th ($1462 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 203rd and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$14939

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429