Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 72.6% more expensive than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$2.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
€2.34
|
$4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.68
€8.14
|
$9.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
€5.01
|
$5.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
€4.03
|
$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$3.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.26
€75.27
|
$87.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$28,654.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.74
€23.20
|
$19.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.72
€33.50
|
$68.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.04
€1,038.26
|
$3,284.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.03
€785.02
|
$2,579.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.50
€192.73
|
$200.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$513.08
€481.20
|
$2,457.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,871.22
€19,574.41
|
$33,071.00
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.64
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$13.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
€37.20
|
$94.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
San Francisco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.95
€102.18
|
$66.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.25
€39.63
|
$48.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.12
€80.77
|
$89.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.50
€110.20
|
$120.61
|
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