Dusseldorf vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$985	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	631K	133K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 36% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2469th and 4205th ($1772 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1 months in Male. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 27th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Male

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	Dusseldorf	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$3201

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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

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
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621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360