Dresden vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$729	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	85
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	563K	442K

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3857th and 103rd ($1462 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 109th 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	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$25328

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Cities near Dresden

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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860