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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	631K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2220th and 8th ($1944 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 28th and 148th 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	$15.8	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$23160

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212