Dresden vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dresden	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1406	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3498	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$696	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$1355	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2906	$4811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	555K	525K

The cost of living in Dresden is 48% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3786th and 409th ($1406 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sacramento

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	Dresden	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$955	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4133	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.89	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10601	$25420

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1329
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1344
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1296
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1165
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1269
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1027
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1230
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1102
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1344
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1293
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1130
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1038
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1127
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1348
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1269
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1271
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1311
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1096
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1288
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1253
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1046
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1371
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1069
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1188
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1303

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860