Dusseldorf vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	631K	2.03M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 15% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2319th and 1403rd ($1913 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 26th and 54th 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	$15.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928