Cost of living comparison
Dusseldorf is 22.8% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Dusseldorf instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$8.68
€8.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$5.34
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$4.29
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$80.26
€74.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$35.72
€33.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$1,107.04
€1,028.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$837.03
€777.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$205.50
€190.83
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$513.08
€476.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$20,871.22
€19,382.06
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$39.66
€36.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
San Francisco
|
Dusseldorf
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$108.95
€101.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$42.25
€39.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$86.12
€79.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$117.50
€109.12
|
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