Cost of Living in Dusseldorf

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1632
$3995
🛋️ Without rent
$749
$2413
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$882
$1582
🍽️ Food
$436
$1142
🚐 Transport
$171
$459
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
😀 Quality of life
96
🏙️ Population
646K

The average cost of living in Dusseldorf is $1632, which is in the top 27% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2479th out of 9294 in our global list, 11th out of 662 in Germany, and 3rd out of 201 in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The median after-tax salary is $3283, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 12th (TOP 0.1%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Germany, and 1st most liveable city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With an estimated population of 646K, Dusseldorf is the 6th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 7 km Dusseldorf Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 381 Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf
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Prices in Dusseldorf

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
 Cappuccino
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$682
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22219

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