Cleveland vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$1623
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$515
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$2702
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	373K	595K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 20% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2110th and 3100th ($1899 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 177th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Dortmund. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Dortmund ranked 21st in Germany, while ranked 305th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Dortmund

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	Cleveland	Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$1252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$327
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$2829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$2209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$51.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$113
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$26045

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1459
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1489
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1422
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1440
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1437
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1448
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1456
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1446
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1377
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1444
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1358
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1438
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1309
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1461
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1435
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1445
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1408
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1443
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1465
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1428
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1434