Dresden vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
555K
384K

The cost of living in Dresden is 33% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3786th and 1525th ($1406 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs New Orleans

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Dresden New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$10224

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$2054
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$1975
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$1801
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$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
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$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
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$2040
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$1726
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$1784
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$2043
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$1930
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$1791
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$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030