Dresden vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dresden | Portland | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Dresden is 47% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3862nd and 603rd ($1402 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 553rd 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 Portland. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 217th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dresden vs Portland
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| Dresden | Portland | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.2 km or 4.5 mi |  Freital | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Radebeul | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Coswig | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Pirna | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Meissen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freiberg | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Riesa | |
| 44 km or 28 mi |  Decin | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Dobeln | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Teplice | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Usti nad Labem | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bautzen | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Litvinov | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Senftenberg | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hoyerswerda | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Most | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Chemnitz | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Litomerice | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Ceska Lipa | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Chomutov | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Limbach-Oberfrohna | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Spremberg | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Annaberg-Buchholz | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Grimma | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Torgau | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Zittau | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Glauchau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Gorlitz | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Cottbus | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altenburg | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zwickau | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Liberec | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Markkleeberg | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Leipzig | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Werdau | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kladno | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Jablonec nad Nisou | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Mlada Boleslav | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Karlovy Vary | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Delitzsch |
Cities near Portland
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5.1 mi |  Milwaukie | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Lake Oswego | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Beaverton | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Tigard | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Vancouver | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | West Linn | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Tualatin | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Gresham | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Oregon City | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Hillsboro | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Newberg | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Forest Grove | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Woodburn | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | McMinnville | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Keizer | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Salem | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Longview | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Albany | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Corvallis | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | The Dalles | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Centralia | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Springfield | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Eugene | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Lacey | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Olympia | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Spanaway | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Redmond | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Lakewood | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Puyallup | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | University Place | |
| 192 km or 120 mi | Tacoma | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Bend | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Federal Way | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Auburn | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Yakima | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Kent | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Des Moines | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Maple Valley | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | SeaTac |