2.36/5
146 reviews
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Dresden

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Dresden has several areas of interest depending on what you're looking for. The inner Altstadt is home to historic architecture such as old churches and museums, while the inner Neustadt is where you'll find bars and clubs. Shopping is concentrated along Prager Straße and in the Altmark-Galerie. Certain parts of the city, such as Pieschen, are known for less savory activity like prostitution.

The city is noted for being clean and tidy, with efficient public transportation. It is also relatively affordable by German standards, making it potentially appealing for those on a budget. However, the airport is frequently criticized for being inadequate.

Demographically, Dresden skews older. Multiple reviewers point out that it feels like a “mausoleum” for younger people, so if you're under 40 and looking for a dynamic scene, it may not be the best fit. There's also local political discontent mentioned (e.g., Pegida), though how much that affects daily life will vary depending on your perspective and expectations.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Rent is cheap by German standards. Clean and tidy city, good public transport.
Like the rest of East Germany, it’s full of old people. If you’re under 40, don’t come here. Dresden is a mausoleum.

3 years ago

Old Bricks like chuches, museums and other important buildings: (innere) Altstadt.
Bars & Clubs: (innere) Neustadt.
Shopping: Prager Straße + Altmark-Galerie.
Hookers: Pieschen.
The airport is a joke.

Also: Pegida sucks.

6 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Very clean

✅ Good public transport

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

❌ Skews older

❌ Bad airport

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

0°C / 0°F freezing

1°C / 34°F cold

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7°C / 45°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

23°C / 73°F mild

22°C / 72°F mild

19°C / 66°F mild

11°C / 52°F cool

5°C / 41°F cold

0°C / 32°F freezing

Real (median)

0°C / 32°F
freezing

3°C / 37°F
very cold

5°C / 40°F
very cold

9°C / 47°F
cold

13°C / 55°F
cool

23°C / 73°F
mild

22°C / 72°F
mild

18°C / 64°F
cool

11°C / 52°F
cool

6°C / 43°F
very cold

2°C / 36°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
80%

damp
77%

nice
69%

damp
72%

damp
73%

nice
70%

nice
76%

damp
74%

nice
76%

nice
70%

damp
77%

damp
80%

Most common

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Rain

rainy
69mm

rainy
58mm

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107mm

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31mm

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62mm

Cloud

cloudy
57%

cloudy
51%

pockets
46%

cloudy
51%

pockets
49%

pockets
46%

pockets
47%

cloudy
53%

pockets
49%

pockets
41%

cloudy
53%

cloudy
55%

Air quality

clean
16 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
15 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

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13 US AQI

clean
14 US AQI

clean
12 US AQI

clean
14 US AQI

clean
19 US AQI

clean
11 US AQI

Remote workers

325 people

320 people

229 people

400 people

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440 people

511 people

360 people

400 people

378 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Leipzig

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°

🚕3h

$3,627 / mo

27 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 63 😷

🚕4h

$3,143 / mo

22 Mbps

Jena

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°

✈️12min

$2,992 / mo

27 Mbps

Hof

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°

✈️12min

$3,550 / mo

49 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 55 😷

✈️13min

$4,478 / mo

27 Mbps

Wrocław

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 50° AQI 38

✈️18min

$2,470 / mo

23 Mbps

Erlangen

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

✈️21min

$4,349 / mo

27 Mbps

Šumperk

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°

✈️21min

$3,323 / mo

55 Mbps

Nuremberg

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

✈️21min

$3,981 / mo

27 Mbps

Poznan

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 8° 46° 10° 49° AQI 28

✈️21min

$2,848 / mo

23 Mbps

Szczecin

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53° AQI 30

✈️22min

$2,225 / mo

23 Mbps

Brno

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 41

✈️23min

$2,777 / mo

16 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 63 😷

🚕4h

$3,143 / mo

🌇 Also went here97 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 55 😷

✈️13min

$4,478 / mo

🌇 Also went here103 people

Munich

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 46

✈️29min

$4,372 / mo

🌇 Also went here56 people

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 17

✈️29min

$3,782 / mo

🌇 Also went here64 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 42

✈️44min

$2,559 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 55 😷

✈️50min

$5,971 / mo

🌇 Also went here72 people

Milan

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 3

✈️56min

$4,873 / mo

🌇 Also went here47 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 60 😷

✈️1h

$5,319 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 50

✈️1h

$5,962 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️1h

$5,693 / mo

🌇 Also went here52 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 53 😷

✈️2h

$5,302 / mo

🌇 Also went here61 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 73 😷

✈️2h

$1,949 / mo

🌇 Also went here50 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 46

✈️2h

$4,378 / mo

🌇 Also went here51 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 37

✈️3h

$3,925 / mo

🌇 Also went here73 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 39° 102° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 85 😷

✈️11h

$1,513 / mo

🌇 Also went here54 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.36/5 (Rank #504) 146 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,202 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 27Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 12°C54°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 80%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very high: $3,538 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
👩 Female friendly	Great
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Germany
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	27 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 12°C 54°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 13 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Dresdner Heide
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Freital
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 112
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Erdgeschoss Kaffee Kultur
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	10% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	540,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$42,456 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 81% 👱‍♀️ 19%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Ambiguous
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Lufthansa
🏥 Best hospital	Uniklinikum

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,202 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,796 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,689 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,054 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,216 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,102 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$682 / month
🏠 Median home price	$368,348
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$104 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$69 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$287 / month
🍛 Dinner	$11
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$4
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$9,878 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$9 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$11,133
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$34,508
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$100,974