Dresden vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$729
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
563K
8.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 64% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3857th and 5th ($1462 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 3rd 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 New York City. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$20585

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42 km or 26 mi Riesa
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$929
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$978
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$1377
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$1362
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$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
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$957
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
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$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
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$2510
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$3280
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$3002
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$2857
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$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
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$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
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$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
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$2165
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$2605
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$2575
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$2733
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$2479
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$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
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$2493
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$2635
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$2622
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$2607
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$2762
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$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
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$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
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$2760
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$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
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$2721
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$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
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$2586
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$2811
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$2578
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$2553
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