Dresden vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
555K
737K

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3786th and 145th ($1406 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 120th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 125th 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
$11.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$29730

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210