Cost of living comparison
Spain is 17.2% cheaper than Dresden.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.13
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.90
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.06
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.24
€6.76
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
€6.86
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.35
€59.11
|
$35.45
€33.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,464.97
|
$33,659.33
€31,405.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€23.44
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.25
€46.89
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.06
€791.29
|
$828.43
€772.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.92
€533.63
|
$665.31
€620.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.34
€216.79
|
$106.67
€99.53
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.58
€262.73
|
$381.14
€355.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,694.50
€9,978.53
|
$7,410.38
€6,914.28
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.29
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.29
€30.13
|
$43.03
€40.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Dresden
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.04
€80.28
|
$73.08
€68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.51
€38.74
|
$31.46
€29.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
€87.79
|
$75.09
€70.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.31
€122.52
|
$91.97
€85.81
|
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