Dortmund vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$648
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
35
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
587K
679K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 13% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 3822nd and 3024th ($1401 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2082nd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 764th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$11022

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353