Denver vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	716K	631K

The cost of living in Denver is 53% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 463rd and 2469th ($2717 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 158th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Dusseldorf

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	Denver	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$21276

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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