Dusseldorf vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1776	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4484	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$979	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3151	$5741
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	97
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	619K	441K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 43% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2414th and 85th ($1776 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 41st and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Oakland

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	Dusseldorf	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7136	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6071	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.37	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.5	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$937	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$19305

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313