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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	631K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 50% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2065th and 6th ($1979 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 25th and 88th 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	$17.2	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254