Dresden vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$729	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	563K	690K

The cost of living in Dresden is 53% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3857th and 93rd ($1462 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 74th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dresden	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948