Dresden vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dresden	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1406	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3498	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$696	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$1355	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2906	$2931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	65	98
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	555K	1.97M

The cost of living in Dresden is 24% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3786th and 2189th ($1406 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 190th and 45th 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	$11.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$955	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4133	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.89	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10601	$14916

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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	$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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1621
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1269
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$765
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$995
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$988
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1073
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$747
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$829
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1158
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1011
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1393
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$956
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1149
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1658
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1508
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1033
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1646
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1562
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1546
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$916
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898