Dusseldorf vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	631K	2.03M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 12% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2220th and 1464th ($1944 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 28th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Vienna

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	Dusseldorf	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989