Dusseldorf vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	631K	3.9M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 44% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2319th and 62nd ($1913 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 47th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 26th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Los Angeles

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	Dusseldorf	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000