Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 32.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Spain, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€11.92
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.01
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.85
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
$1.91
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$6.32
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.75
|
$4.35
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.26
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.92
|
$7.24
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.97
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.85
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€31.73
|
$63.35
€56.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,132.33
|
$29,435.59
€26,351.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€12.88
|
$25.13
€22.49
|
|
pay 38.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.27
|
$50.25
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€741.62
|
$848.06
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€595.59
|
$571.92
€511.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€95.49
|
$232.34
€208.00
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€341.20
|
$281.58
€252.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,633.88
|
$10,694.50
€9,573.88
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.47
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.72
|
$3.68
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€4.99
|
$8.88
€7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.52
|
$32.29
€28.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.58
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Spain
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€65.42
|
$86.04
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.17
|
$41.51
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.23
|
$94.08
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€82.33
|
$131.31
€117.55
|
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