Cost of living comparison
France is 9.2% more expensive than Dresden.
If you lived in France instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.76
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.86
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.04
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.24
€6.72
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.82
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.35
€58.78
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€23.31
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.25
€46.62
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.06
€786.79
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.92
€530.59
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.34
€215.56
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.58
€261.23
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,694.50
€9,921.82
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.29
€29.96
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Dresden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.04
€79.82
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.51
€38.52
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
€87.29
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.31
€121.82
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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