Dortmund vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$675
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
595K
133K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 12% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4048th and 4490th ($1482 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 625th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Male

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Dortmund Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$3305

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10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
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$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
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$597
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$479
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$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
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$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
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$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
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$322