Dresden vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$637	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$3354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	11
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	566K	228K

The cost of living in Dresden is 48% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4158th and 498th ($1448 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Germany vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 96th and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Nassau

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	Dresden	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$16505

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Cities near Dresden

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

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673