Differences in NRW: This is what people in Düsseldorf have on hand every year

In North Rhine-Westphalia there are big differences in the average income of people. In Düsseldorf there is much less money available than the front runner.

There is still a strong difference in the disposable income of people in North Rhine-Westphalia and thus their purchasing power in the municipalities. In the city of Herdecke in the Ennepe-Ruhr region, the disposable income per inhabitant in 2022 was the highest in North Rhine-Westphalia at an average of 37,387 euros, according to figures from state statistics office IT.NRW. Finished in last place Gelsenkirchen bought for 18,522 Euro. The two towns are only a good distance of 26 kilometers from each other.

Meerbusch took second and third place Rhine Neuss District (37,197 euros) and Burbach in the Siegen-Wittgenstein region (35,298 euros). The capital of the state Dusseldorf it came to a calculated value of 29,355 euros per person, placing it 43rd in North Rhine-Westphalia Gelsenkirchen was also far down in the rankings Duisburg (19,325 euros) and Kranenburg in the area Cleve (18.870 Euros). Cologne bought for 25 657 Euro.

According to IT.NRW, the cities of Straelen in the Kleve region (12 percent) and Schöppingen in the Borken region (11 percent) achieved the largest increase compared to 2021. On average, the disposable income in North Rhine-Westphalia at 25,100 euros. That was 5.2 percent more than the previous year.

Statisticians understand disposable income as the amount of income that households receive minus Guide and social security contributions and additional social benefits are available. It is considered an indicator of local purchasing power.