Dresden vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$637
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$5389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
8.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 66% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4158th and 4th ($1448 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 96th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$21713

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$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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$2940
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$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
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