Dresden vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
633K

The cost of living in Dresden is 29% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3857th and 1692nd ($1462 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 30th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 74th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Stuttgart

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Dresden Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$16244

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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
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671