Dresden vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$729	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$4036
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	563K	1.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3857th and 710th ($1462 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 637th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Philadelphia

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	Dresden	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$20863

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750