Dresden vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
563K
664K

The cost of living in Dresden is 34% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3857th and 1336th ($1462 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 203rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10888

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$1404
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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592