Dresden vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$696
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
88
84
🏙️ Population
555K
870K

The cost of living in Dresden is 12% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 3786th and 3059th ($1406 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 24th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 190th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Marseille

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Dresden Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450