Dresden vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
566K
1.51M

The cost of living in Dresden is 43% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4158th and 863rd ($1448 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Ranked 17th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 96th vs 44th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Munich

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Dresden Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$17274

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714