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Fremont vs. Dusseldorf Cost of Living Summary

Fremont is 25.0% more expensive than Dusseldorf.

Restaurants
pay 6.1% less in Fremont
Groceries
pay 53.9% more in Fremont
Transportation
pay 10.2% less in Fremont
Housing
pay 70.4% more in Fremont
Childcare
pay 85.0% more in Fremont
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.3% more in Fremont
Clothing
pay 33.1% less in Fremont

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Fremont are more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Fremont. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fremont.

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Fremont vs. Dusseldorf Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fremont instead of Dusseldorf, you would:

pay 6.1% less for restaurants

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.15
€17.90
$20.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $14.02
€12.45
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.43
€3.04
$3.42
 
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pay 53.9% more for groceries

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.33
€2.07
$4.82
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.48
€6.64
$11.39
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
€4.59
$5.42
 
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pay 10.2% less for transportation

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.63
€6.78
$4.84
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.74
€60.18
$84.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,744.36
€28,199.66
$36,753.89
 
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pay 70.4% more for housing

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $43.63
€38.75
$70.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,300.53
€1,155.30
$2,700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $990.94
€880.29
$2,250.00
 
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pay 85.0% more for childcare

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $796.53
€707.59
$1,600.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,533.81
€20,905.93
$39,800.00
 
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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.19
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.36
€3.88
$5.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.58
€8.51
$11.50
 
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pay 33.1% less for clothing

 
Dusseldorf
Fremont
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $119.71
€106.35
$45.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $46.72
€41.50
$46.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $128.47
€114.13
$80.00
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026

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