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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	629K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 49% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2278th and 13th ($1861 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 11th 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 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 26th and 57th 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	$15.3	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146