Dresden vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
563K
468K

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3857th and 806th ($1462 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Raleigh

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Dresden Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$22229

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753