Dresden vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$696
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
87
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
555K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dresden is 59% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3786th and 26th ($1406 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$18429

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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

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$3051
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$2907
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$2844
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$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
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$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
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$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
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$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
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$2606