Dortmund vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$736
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
593K
5.03M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 36% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3604th and 923rd ($1523 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 692nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$21306

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913