Beijing vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$605	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	619K

The cost of living in Beijing is 40% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4887th and 2414th ($1065 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 21st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dusseldorf ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 583rd and 41st 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	$3.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$21567

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752