Dresden vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$684	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	85
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	566K	442K

The cost of living in Dresden is 54% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3862nd and 119th ($1402 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 107th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 217th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Miami

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	Dresden	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$23889

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Cities near Dresden

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	$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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882