Dresden vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$684	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	68
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	566K	385K

The cost of living in Dresden is 45% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3862nd and 718th ($1402 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 217th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Tampa

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	Dresden	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$14045

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265