Dresden vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dresden	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1406	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3498	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$696	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1355	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2906	$6776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	555K	690K

The cost of living in Dresden is 54% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3786th and 96th ($1406 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Washington

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	Dresden	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$955	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4133	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.89	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10601	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846