Dresden vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
566K
737K

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4158th and 126th ($1448 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 94th 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 96th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Seattle

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Dresden Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098