Dallas vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$3209
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	631K

The cost of living in Dallas is 39% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 837th and 2469th ($2471 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 16th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 130th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Dusseldorf

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	Dallas	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$21276

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744