Dresden vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
566K
985K

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4158th and 1008th ($1448 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 96th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Stockholm

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Dresden Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$17265

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464