Dresden vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dresden	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3707	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$755	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1271	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	566K	690K

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3768th and 73rd ($1555 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 58th 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 263rd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dresden	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.15	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5084	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14681	$24065

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1448
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1301
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1436
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1182
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1408
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$986
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1432
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1489
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1028
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1196
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1125
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1435
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1491
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1471
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1427
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1251
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1363
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1396
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1195
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1690
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1207
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1337
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1563

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949