Dusseldorf vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	631K	919K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 12% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2220th and 1451st ($1944 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1204th 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 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 28th and 163rd 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	$15.8	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$25647

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208