Dusseldorf vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1776	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4484	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$979	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3151	$1041
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	619K	133K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 38% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2414th and 4218th ($1776 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Male. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 41st and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dusseldorf	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7136	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6071	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.37	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.8	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.5	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$937	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$3438

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752

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688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
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977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339