Dresden vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$684
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
566K
664K

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3862nd and 1038th ($1402 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 217th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.3
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$10730

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514