Dresden vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
555K
441K

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3786th and 85th ($1406 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 72nd 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$19305

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Distance City Cost of living
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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Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313