Dusseldorf vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	631K	985K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 14% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2065th and 1273rd ($1979 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 25th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Stockholm

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	Dusseldorf	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482