Barcelona vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.85M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2013th ($1773 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 193rd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hamburg City

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Barcelona Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$28533

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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