Dusseldorf vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1937
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$4778
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1802
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$3068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	631K	513K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 2% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2065th and 2203rd ($1979 vs $1937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 132nd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Liverpool ranked 30th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 25th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Liverpool

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	Dusseldorf	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$2577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$1594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$16116

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1804
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1815
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1680
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1873
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1883
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1813
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1712
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1828
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2040
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1682
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2001
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1759
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1578
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1921
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1788
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1698
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1513
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1839
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1840
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1783