Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 16.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.39
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.38
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.86
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
$1.91
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.56
|
$6.32
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.74
|
$4.35
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.13
|
$7.24
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.18
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.21
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.56
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.45
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€116.34
|
$63.35
€56.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€35,556.64
|
$29,435.59
€26,351.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€19.73
|
$25.13
€22.49
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€50.78
|
$50.25
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€1,984.19
|
$848.06
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,731.44
|
$571.92
€511.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€203.34
|
$232.34
€208.00
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,240.53
|
$281.58
€252.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,500.42
|
$10,694.50
€9,573.88
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.30
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$3.68
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
$8.88
€7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.17
|
$32.29
€28.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.60
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€83.38
|
$86.04
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
$41.51
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
$94.08
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€89.93
|
$131.31
€117.55
|
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