Dortmund vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$648
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
587K
633K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 27% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 3822nd and 1984th ($1401 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 764th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Louisville

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Dortmund Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$13578

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Cities near Dortmund

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
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988