Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 20.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Paris, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.23
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.90
|
$6.32
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$4.35
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.40
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.59
|
$7.24
€6.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.26
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€86.09
|
$63.35
€59.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,385.42
|
$29,435.59
€27,529.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€22.10
|
$25.13
€23.50
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€30.22
|
$50.25
€47.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,367.42
|
$848.06
€793.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€1,004.85
|
$571.92
€534.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€160.77
|
$232.34
€217.30
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€775.95
|
$281.58
€263.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,417.79
|
$10,694.50
€10,001.87
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.09
|
$4.87
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
$8.88
€8.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.55
|
$32.29
€30.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.17
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€95.50
|
$86.04
€80.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.51
|
$41.51
€38.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.92
|
$94.08
€87.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€145.89
|
$131.31
€122.81
|
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