Dusseldorf vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$985	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	631K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 46% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2469th and 58th ($1772 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in London. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 27th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs London

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	Dusseldorf	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009