Chicago vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
563K

The cost of living in Chicago is 82% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 483rd and 3857th ($2667 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 506th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 20th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387