Dresden vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$684	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	97
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	566K	441K

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3862nd and 182nd ($1402 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 217th 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	$12.9	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$18963

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Cities near Dresden

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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326