Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 1.5% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Dresden instead of France, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.86
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.54
|
$6.32
€5.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.15
|
$4.35
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$7.24
€6.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€48.22
|
$63.35
€59.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,451.10
|
$29,435.59
€27,464.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.22
|
$25.13
€23.44
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.90
|
$50.25
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€726.85
|
$848.06
€791.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€570.66
|
$571.92
€533.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€130.37
|
$232.34
€216.79
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€660.26
|
$281.58
€262.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,190.98
|
$10,694.50
€9,978.53
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.76
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.85
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
$8.88
€8.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.62
|
$32.29
€30.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€11.05
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
France
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€86.10
|
$86.04
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.88
|
$41.51
€38.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€87.21
|
$94.08
€87.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€118.12
|
$131.31
€122.52
|
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