Dusseldorf vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$4167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	67
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	631K	504K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 18% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2065th and 998th ($1979 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 876th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Mesa

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	Dusseldorf	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$15463

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945