Dusseldorf vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	629K	133K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 44% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2278th and 4342nd ($1861 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.8 months in Male. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 26th and 5145th 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	$15.3	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$3225

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
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621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352