Dusseldorf vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	631K	664K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 25% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2469th and 1038th ($1772 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 27th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Rotterdam

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	Dusseldorf	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$10730

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514