Dresden vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$706
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
664K

The cost of living in Dresden is 42% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3968th and 676th ($1531 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 117th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Rotterdam

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Dresden Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$13439

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$1476
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$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727