Dresden vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
566K
2.03M

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4158th and 1403rd ($1448 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 96th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Vienna

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Dresden Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$28814

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928