Dresden vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4634
🏠 One person rent
$729
$1160
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$3612
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
33
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
563K
543K

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3857th and 2005th ($1462 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$15724

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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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$2016
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$2040
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$2052
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$2026
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$1986
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$1665
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$786
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$2324
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$2313
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$2338
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2291
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$2342
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2414
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$2372
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2416
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$778
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2430
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$2588
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
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$2369
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2518
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2446
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1989
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2201
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2422
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2287
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$758
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2339
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2484
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2268
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$854
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$813
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1792
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1928
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$2638
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
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403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
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