Dortmund vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$736
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
35
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
593K
679K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 14% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 3604th and 2613th ($1523 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 1951st 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 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 692nd and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$7468

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352