Cost of Living in Dortmund

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1309
$3262
🛋️ Without rent
$707
$2109
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$602
$1152
🍽️ Food
$419
$1103
🚐 Transport
$153
$407
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2471
😀 Quality of life
78
🏙️ Population
587K

The average cost of living in Dortmund is $1309, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 3950th out of 9294 in our global list, 480th out of 662 in Germany, and 147th out of 201 in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The median after-tax salary is $2471, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 602nd (TOP 6%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 65th best city to live in Germany, and 36th most liveable city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With an estimated population of 587K, Dortmund is the 9th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Dortmund Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 258 Ruhr University Bochum
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Prices in Dortmund

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.36
 Cappuccino
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10773

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