Dusseldorf vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$985	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	631K	675K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 9% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2469th and 2959th ($1772 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 27th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Gothenburg

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	Dusseldorf	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$3664

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251