Dusseldorf vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	631K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 43% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2065th and 43rd ($1979 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 33rd 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 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs San Diego

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	Dusseldorf	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782