Dortmund vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dortmund	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3916	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$736	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3396	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	593K	3.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 52% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3604th and 72nd ($1523 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 692nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Los Angeles

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	Dortmund	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2991	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2357	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.8	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12215	$28613

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Cities near Dortmund

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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754