Dresden vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
91
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
548K

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3857th and 1500th ($1462 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 53rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 203rd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Manchester

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Dresden Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$17390

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$1413
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$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
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$1936
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$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
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$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761