Dusseldorf vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	631K	919K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 11% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2065th and 1434th ($1979 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1234th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 25th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Fort Worth

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	Dusseldorf	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$23437

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250