Cost of living comparison
Germany is 9.9% cheaper than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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