Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 22.9% cheaper than Munich.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Munich, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Munich
|
Dresden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
€9.59
|
$9.35
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.25
€3.02
|
$2.13
€1.98
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Munich
|
Dresden
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.00
€7.43
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
€3.44
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
€5.08
|
$3.99
€3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Munich
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.48
|
$8.51
€7.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.38
€64.43
|
$72.56
€67.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$25,754.61
€23,917.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.57
€21.89
|
$24.63
€22.87
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Munich
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.49
€38.53
|
$35.79
€33.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.81
€1,408.59
|
$640.03
€594.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.53
€1,100.01
|
$467.27
€433.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$262.33
€243.61
|
$200.41
€186.11
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Munich
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$709.80
€659.16
|
$253.66
€235.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,184.90
€16,887.40
|
$9,730.13
€9,035.88
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Munich
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
€3.70
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.79
€47.17
|
$32.71
€30.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Munich
|
Dresden
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.36
€91.34
|
$93.45
€86.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.09
|
$44.89
€41.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.88
€97.40
|
$90.31
€83.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.08
€121.73
|
$130.42
€121.12
|
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