Dresden vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$684	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	566K	750K

The cost of living in Dresden is 21% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3862nd and 2455th ($1402 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 78th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 217th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Winnipeg

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	Dresden	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$11629

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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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$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
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699