Dresden vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$729
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
563K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 16% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3857th and 2722nd ($1462 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 203rd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Rome

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Dresden Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10781

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262