Dortmund vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$736
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
593K
14.3M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 7% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3604th and 3085th ($1523 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 4th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Tokyo

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Dortmund Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$15495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033