Dortmund vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dortmund	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3916	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$736	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3396	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	593K	577K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 26% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3604th and 1688th ($1523 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 1442nd 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 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 692nd and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dortmund	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2991	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2357	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12215	$24309

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Cities near Dortmund

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392