Dortmund vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dortmund	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3916	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$736	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3396	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	593K	525K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 43% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3604th and 501st ($1523 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 692nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Sacramento

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	Dortmund	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2991	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2357	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.8	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12215	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851