Dresden vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$755
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
24
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
566K
592K

The cost of living in Dresden is 4% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3768th and 3451st ($1555 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 263rd and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$10933

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536