Dresden vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dresden	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1555	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3707	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$755	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1271	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	45
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	566K	750K

The cost of living in Dresden is 14% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3768th and 2674th ($1555 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 79th 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 263rd and 251st 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	$13.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.15	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5084	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14681	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714