Dortmund vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dortmund	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1623	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2702	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	595K	2.15M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 30% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3100th and 1222nd ($1585 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 114th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Paris

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	Dortmund	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1223	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1252	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$327	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2829	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2209	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.28	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$381	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26045	$16193

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1459
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1489
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1422
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1440
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1437
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1448
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1456
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1446
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1377
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1444
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1358
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1438
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1309
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1461
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1435
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1445
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1408
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1443
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1465
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1428
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1434

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293