Dusseldorf vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	631K	675K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 2% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2319th and 2470th ($1913 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 26th and 91st 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	$15.6	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$4650

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423