Dusseldorf vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	8
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	631K	133K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 45% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2319th and 4490th ($1913 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 26th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dusseldorf	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$3305

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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

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724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
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772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
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