Dortmund vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$762
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$3937
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
595K
631K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 18% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 3401st and 2065th ($1632 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 10th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Ranked 11th vs 3rd best cities to live in Germany, and 84th vs 25th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Dusseldorf

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Dortmund Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$23360

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1616
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1645
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1727
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1626
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1634
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1708
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1596
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1555
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1340
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1543
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1651
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1741
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2037
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1586
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1608
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1516
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1678
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1474
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1552
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1968