Athens vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
643K
1.89M

The cost of living in Athens is 32% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4177th and 1809th ($1366 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Greece and Germany, respectively. Check Greece vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 658th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Hamburg City

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Athens Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$23771

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388