Dortmund vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$762
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
595K
467K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 43% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3401st and 327th ($1632 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 273rd 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 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 84th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$19997

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821