Beijing vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	21.9M	629K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 5141st and 2278th ($1067 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 18th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 763rd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dusseldorf

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	Beijing	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$22103

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851