Dresden vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$729	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	75
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	563K	459K

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3857th and 1277th ($1462 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1122nd 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 2 months in Virginia Beach. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Virginia Beach

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	Dresden	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$18476

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Cities near Dresden

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701