Dortmund vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
595K
5.35M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 34% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3504th and 893rd ($1637 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 33rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Melbourne

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Dortmund Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$26129

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172