Athens vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$633
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
664K
1.85M

The cost of living in Athens is 33% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4210th and 2013th ($1287 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 560th and 43rd 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
$14.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$28533

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274