Dresden vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$729	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	97
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	563K	441K

The cost of living in Dresden is 54% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3857th and 91st ($1462 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Oakland

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	Dresden	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$27655

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$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
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288