Dusseldorf vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	631K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 13% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2469th and 1745th ($1772 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 27th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs San Antonio

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	Dusseldorf	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133