Dresden vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$729
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
563K
874K

The cost of living in Dresden is 61% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3857th and 9th ($1462 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$31050

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$929
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$978
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$1377
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$1362
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$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
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$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
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$1051
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$1261
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$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
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$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$3180
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$3170
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$3274
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$3146
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$2940
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$3082
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$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
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$3152
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$3053
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$3048
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$3023
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$4155
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$3672
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$2802
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$3473
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$2831
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$3804
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$2981
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$2931
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$3442
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$2874
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$3584
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$2714
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$2922
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$2767
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$2986
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