Dusseldorf vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1944
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4713
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1869
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4092
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
631K
548K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 18% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2220th and 1156th ($1944 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 33rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 28th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Manchester

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Dusseldorf Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8456
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5329
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$907
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21698
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990

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$2080
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$2002
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$2055
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$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
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$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
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$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862