Dresden vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$5236
🏠 One person rent
$755
$1406
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$4277
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
566K
1.61M

The cost of living in Dresden is 34% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3768th and 1184th ($1555 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 1035th 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 Phoenix. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 263rd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$16644

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$1977
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$2332
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$2448
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$2322
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$2417
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2523
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$2481
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$2353
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$2349
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2447
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$2371
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$3031
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$2491
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$2365
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$2320
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$2403
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$2466
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$2348
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$2341
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$2084
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$2060
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$2021
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$1940
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$2598
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$2046
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$2021
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2757
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1760
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$1883
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2095
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$727
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$1911
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$965
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1855
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$881
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2751
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$945
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2766