Dortmund vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$675
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
92
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
595K
2.33M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 30% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4048th and 4892nd ($1482 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 41st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 625th and 865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Nagoya

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Dortmund Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$14392

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931