Dusseldorf vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	629K	1.76M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 5% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2278th and 2002nd ($1861 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 54th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 26th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Montreal

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	Dusseldorf	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$6957

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610