Dusseldorf vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	631K	2.1M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 22% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2319th and 964th ($1913 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 26th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Paris

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	Dusseldorf	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506