Cost of living comparison
Dusseldorf is 13.1% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Dusseldorf instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.53
€6.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$7.27
€6.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.18
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$29.55
€27.16
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$974.88
€896.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$862.84
€793.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
|
pay 72.8% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$571.46
€525.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$41.94
€38.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$114.97
€105.68
|
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