Dresden vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
555K
468K

The cost of living in Dresden is 49% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3786th and 304th ($1406 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 266th 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 Raleigh. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$22084

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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
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857