Dresden vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$637	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	566K	459K

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4158th and 978th ($1448 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 841st 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 96th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dresden	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$16143

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Cities near Dresden

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769