Dusseldorf vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	631K	2.79M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 22% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2220th and 897th ($1944 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 28th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Toronto

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	Dusseldorf	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029