Quality of life in Dresden
Dresden, Germany, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
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Dresden, Germany, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, safety and healthcare.
Large apartment | $1100.00 |
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Medium apartment | $800.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.78 |
Small apartment | $550.00 |
5km taxi ride | $2.60 |
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A Cappuccino | $3.10 |
A beer | $0.80 |
A kilogram of Apples | $2.70 |
Bread | $0.49 |
Inflation [score] | 0.60 |
Lunch | $9.80 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $43.00 |
Monthly public transport | $73.00 |
Movie ticket | $10.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $54.80 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.10 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 1 |
Meetups [score] | 0.24 |
Meetups groups | 59 |
Meetups members | 9149 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 19 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 15 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.31 |
Startup events | 7 |
Startup events [score] | 0.29 |
Startups [score] | 0.28 |
Total number of startups | 45 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.15 |
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Airport hub | 18 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.16 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.55 |
Traffic handling [score] | 0.89 |
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Business freedom | 90.00 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.97 |
Freedom from corruption | 79.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.86 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 50.60 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.28 |
Time to open a business | 10.50 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.89 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.86 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 1 |
Guns per 100 residents | 30 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.97 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.84 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.91 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.87 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.88 |
Life expectancy (years) | 81.04 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.86 |
Best university in ranking | TU Dresden |
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Best university ranking | 164 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 517.09 |
Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 507.68 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 524.12 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 14 |
PISA ranking | 10 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.86 |
PISA reading (high school) | 9 |
PISA science (high school) | 13 |
Percent of happy students | 0.78 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.18 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.14 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.12 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.17 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.09 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.12 |
University quality [score] | 0.16 |
Air quality [score] | 0.79 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.63 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.93 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.90 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.85 |
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Currency for urban area | EUR |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.34 |
GDP per capita | $45888.42 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.73 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.45 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.33 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.49 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 218 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.19 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 59.34 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.68 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.44 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 9.95 |
Art galleries | 62 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.59 |
Cinemas | 18 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.26 |
Comedy clubs | 12 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.64 |
Concert venues | 80 |
Concerts [score] | 0.37 |
Historical sites | 75 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.69 |
Museums | 61 |
Museums [score] | 0.64 |
Performing art venues | 55 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.46 |
Sport venues | 17 |
Sports [score] | 0.40 |
Zoos | 5 |
Zoos [score] | 0.66 |
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.87 |
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LGBT Equality Index | 85.45 |
LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.87 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Step-child adoption only |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, surgery not required |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Civil unions |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.60 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.19 |
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Median peak in meters | 359.00 |
Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 116.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.74 |
Costs of living in Dresden are in the 110th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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Software Engineer salaries in Dresden are below average. For this job type, Dresden ranks 158th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Dresden.
The overall crime rate puts Dresden in position 35 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Legal
Surgery Not Required
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Civil Unions
Step-Child Adoption Only
"Should Society Accept Homosexuality?" (87% Yes, 13% No)
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Dresden is the capital of Saxony (Sachsen). It's often referred to locally as Elbflorenz, or "Florence on the Elbe", reflecting its location on the Elbe river and its historical role as a centre for the arts and beautiful architecture - much like Florence in Italy. While Florence flourished during the early renaissance, the Golden Age of Dresden was in the 18th century when, under August the Strong and his son, Friedrich August II, Saxony was a rich and important state and the rulers invested in lush architectural projects in their capital and supported artists of worldwide renown.
Although Dresden suffered catastrophic damage from allied bombing in 1945 and then lost much of its remaining architectural heritage at the hands of East German socialist city planners, the city managed to resurrect its charm by rebuilding the most important landmarks, culminating with the reconstruction of the famous Frauenkirche- completed just in time for the what was marketed as the city's 800th birthday in 2006 - dated from the first mention in extant historical documents, as is common in Germany.
Today, Dresden remains a charming, relaxed and in many ways beautiful city and has become a very popular tourist destination, in addition to being a regional economic, political and academic centre. About ten million tourists visit Dresden annually, most from within Germany. International visitors most frequently come from the Czech Republic, the USA, Russia and Japan.
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