Dusseldorf vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	631K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 54% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2319th and 4th ($1913 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 26th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs New York City

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	Dusseldorf	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$21713

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192