Cost of Living in Dusseldorf

Summary of cost of living in Dusseldorf, Germany:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 € 10.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 75.00 € 55.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 11.00 € 10.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.50 € 3.00-6.20
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 € 3.00-5.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.70 € 2.50-5.50
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 3.03 € 2.50-3.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.60 € 2.00-3.79
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.13 € 3.75-5.49
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.79 € 1.13-3.45
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.40 € 0.91-2.69
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.32 € 2.39-3.95
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.77 € 3.63-11.34
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.99 € 3.43-7.67
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 8.10 € 4.99-13.56
Apples (1 lb) 1.21 € 0.73-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.70 € 0.59-0.91
Oranges (1 lb) 0.89 € 0.64-1.36
Tomato (1 lb) 1.90 € 0.91-2.26
Potato (1 lb) 0.63 € 0.34-0.91
Onion (1 lb) 0.63 € 0.45-0.81
Lettuce (1 head) 1.68 € 1.19-1.99
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.91 € 0.27-2.20
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.99 € 4.99-8.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.91 € 0.60-1.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.57 € 1.15-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.20 € 8.00-8.70
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.30 € 3.10-3.60
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 49.00 € 49.00-58.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.95 € 4.00-8.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 4.83 € 4.51-4.83
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 35.00 € 20.00-50.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.60 € 6.28-7.00
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,180.00 € 27,180.00-27,180.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 29,838.00 € 25,170.00-33,340.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 309.82 € 223.12-481.67
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 25.56 € 10.00-39.95
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 41.93 € 30.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 41.06 € 24.90-75.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 24.40 € 7.00-35.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 12.00 € 12.00-15.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 682.00 € 250.00-1,200.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 20,150.00 € 14,400.00-25,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 88.12 € 50.00-120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 41.00 € 20.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 92.50 € 40.00-150.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 142.00 € 50.00-250.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 995.00 € 700.00-1,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 814.29 € 600.00-1,100.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,066.67 € 1,400.00-2,950.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,599.17 € 1,200.00-2,100.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 591.79 € 464.51-929.02
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 492.38 € 371.61-603.86
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 3,085.81 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.98 3.66-4.12

Prices in Dusseldorf

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Last update: February 2025
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2 Comments so far
star on Mar 11, 2022:
pleas you can help me
theris a female 31y from kurdish of iran know she living in dusseldorf.‌
she is in the final of mniger of school .really sheis not apriscious for this job. because shie hasnot a strong person .
DE on Nov 19, 2021:
You should only go to Germany if you are a low-qualification worker. Workers with a high qualification are second class citizens and pay HUGE taxes. The top 10% of people in Germany with highest salaries pay 50% of all social contributions! Comparing to UK or United States, software developers in Germany earn much much less money and need to learn German and it is a very difficult language. Do you want to waste 5 years of your life to learn another language that will not give you any advantage salary-wise?