Dortmund
Dortmund · North Rhine-Westphalia
← Back to all citiesAffordable, football, tech transition
A former coal-and-steel city in the Ruhr area now reinventing itself around technology and logistics. Dortmund is affordable, friendly and famous for Borussia Dortmund football.
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~€900
Monthly budget
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~€400
Average rent
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~€40
Transport pass
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590,000
Population
Why students love it
- ✓Low cost of living
- ✓Strong technical university (TU Dortmund)
- ✓Famous football culture (BVB)
- ✓Growing tech and logistics sector
Universities here
- 🎓TU Dortmund
💡 One of the more affordable big cities.