Dusseldorf vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$985	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	631K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 53% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2469th and 8th ($1772 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 27th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs San Jose, United States

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	Dusseldorf	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$25839

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968