Dortmund vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$5332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
595K
138K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 44% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3504th and 270th ($1637 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 33rd and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Luxembourg City

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Dortmund Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$18882

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676