Dusseldorf vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	631K	569K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 12% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2469th and 1784th ($1772 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 27th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Hamilton

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	Dusseldorf	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799