Dusseldorf vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	631K	546K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 4% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2469th and 2671st ($1772 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 27th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Lisbon

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	Dusseldorf	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112