Cost of living comparison
Erfurt is 4.4% cheaper than Dresden.
If you lived in Erfurt instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Dresden
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Erfurt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.15
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
$9.74
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.79
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$2.16
€2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.91
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.07
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
$3.48
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.24
€6.77
|
$6.62
€6.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.17
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.58
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
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pay 1.3% more for transportation
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.87
|
$7.09
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.35
€59.25
|
$53.07
€49.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,529.19
|
$29,435.59
€27,529.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€23.50
|
$31.08
€29.07
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.25
€47.00
|
$49.78
€46.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.06
€793.14
|
$848.34
€793.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.92
€534.88
|
$506.60
€473.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.34
€217.30
|
$146.08
€136.62
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.58
€263.34
|
$379.05
€354.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,694.50
€10,001.87
|
$10,829.87
€10,128.47
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$4.33
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.31
|
$8.88
€8.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.29
€30.20
|
$24.55
€22.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.13
|
$12.45
€11.65
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Dresden
|
Erfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.04
€80.46
|
$83.03
€77.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.51
€38.83
|
$42.92
€40.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
€87.99
|
$83.03
€77.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.31
€122.81
|
$120.93
€113.10
|
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