Dusseldorf vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	631K	720K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 115% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2065th and 6116th ($1979 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 791st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Okayama

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	Dusseldorf	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558