Dresden vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$729	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	87
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	563K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 60% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3857th and 13th ($1462 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs San Jose, United States

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	Dresden	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$23974

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$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
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146