Dresden vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dresden	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3707	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$755	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1271	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	566K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3768th and 43rd ($1555 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 263rd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dresden	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.15	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5084	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14681	$28967

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782