Dresden vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
737K

The cost of living in Dresden is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3857th and 206th ($1462 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 102nd 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
$12
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263