Dresden vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$684
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$5531
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
87
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
566K
1.39M

The cost of living in Dresden is 59% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3862nd and 36th ($1402 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 32nd 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 217th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$28706

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
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$2962
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$2914
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$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759