Cost of living comparison
Spain is 28.3% cheaper than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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