Dusseldorf vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$985	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	631K	690K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 44% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2469th and 96th ($1772 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 86th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 27th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Washington

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	Dusseldorf	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$24653

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979