Dortmund vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$736
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
593K
1.97M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 23% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3604th and 1964th ($1523 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 692nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Vienna

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Dortmund Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$15069

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898