Dusseldorf vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	631K	543K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 1% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2319th and 2237th ($1913 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 26th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Tucson

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	Dusseldorf	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$15759

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212