Dresden vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$7865
🏠 One person rent
$684
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$4037
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$738
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$5859
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
566K
690K

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3862nd and 96th ($1402 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 217th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$23.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$24653

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22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
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$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
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$1048
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$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
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$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
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$1419

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$2893
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$2543
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$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2548
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2309
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2471
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2596
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2786
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$2566
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$2299
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2498
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$2425
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2513
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2601
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2539
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$3174
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2791
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2760
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$2640
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2696
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$2961
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$2500
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2197
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$2499
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$2287
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$2584
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2389
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2206
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$1728
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2909
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2727
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2640
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$2210
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2149
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2280
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2217
122 km or 76 mi York
$1979