Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 8.0% more expensive than Erfurt.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Erfurt, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
€9.03
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.36
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€2.00
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$6.32
€5.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.74
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$7.24
€6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.47
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$63.35
€58.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.08
€28.84
|
$25.13
€23.31
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.78
€46.18
|
$50.25
€46.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.34
€787.05
|
$848.06
€786.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.60
€469.99
|
$571.92
€530.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.08
€135.53
|
$232.34
€215.56
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$379.05
€351.66
|
$281.58
€261.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,829.87
€10,047.41
|
$10,694.50
€9,921.82
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.11
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.55
€22.77
|
$32.29
€29.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Erfurt
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$86.04
€79.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.92
€39.82
|
$41.51
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$94.08
€87.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.93
€112.20
|
$131.31
€121.82
|
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