Austin vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	84
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	962K	1.91M

The cost of living in Austin is 13% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 932nd and 1511th ($2475 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 4th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 192nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Hamburg City

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	Austin	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$19886

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457