Dusseldorf vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1861
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1029
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1905
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3480
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
629K
1.38M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 13% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2278th and 3084th ($1861 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Germany and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 26th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dusseldorf Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.17
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1887
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7923
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6295
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.48
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.77
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22103
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141