Dusseldorf vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	631K	737K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2469th and 158th ($1772 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 27th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Seattle

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	Dusseldorf	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093