Dresden vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$696
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
555K
626K

The cost of living in Dresden is 20% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3786th and 2481st ($1406 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 30th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 31st vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 190th vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$13800

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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
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1666
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1675
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1638
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1654
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1671
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1655
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1690
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1811
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1689
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1650
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1726
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1661
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1672
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1666
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1713
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1652
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1663
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1661
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1651
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1657
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1591
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1640
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1666
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1636