Dresden vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$684	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$4620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	84
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	566K	430K

The cost of living in Dresden is 39% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3862nd and 1145th ($1402 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 217th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Minneapolis

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	Dresden	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682