Dortmund vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dortmund	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3769	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1171	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3356	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	595K	2.1M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 40% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4048th and 964th ($1482 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 625th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dortmund	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1142	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3134	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2319	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28831	$19577

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Cities near Dortmund

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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506