Dresden vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$637	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	566K	693K

The cost of living in Dresden is 0.8% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4158th and 4194th ($1448 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 64th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 96th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Zaragoza

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	Dresden	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$8171

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643