Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 30.0% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Dresden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.54
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.73
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.90
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.91
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.16
|
$6.32
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.71
|
$4.35
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.22
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.50
|
$7.24
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.86
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.09
|
$63.35
€56.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,528.51
|
$29,435.59
€26,351.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.86
|
$25.13
€22.49
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.16
|
$50.25
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€564.22
|
$848.06
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€477.03
|
$571.92
€511.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€147.74
|
$232.34
€208.00
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€432.38
|
$281.58
€252.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,300.80
|
$10,694.50
€9,573.88
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.85
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.24
|
$3.68
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.46
|
$8.88
€7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.65
|
$32.29
€28.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.73
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Athens
|
Dresden
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€80.56
|
$86.04
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.18
|
$41.51
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€85.37
|
$94.08
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€104.48
|
$131.31
€117.55
|
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