Dortmund vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
98
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
595K
2.03M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 34% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4048th and 1403rd ($1482 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 625th and 54th 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
$14.8
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928