Barcelona vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3442
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.89M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2198th and 1809th ($1887 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 42nd 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
$16.1
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.59
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$23771

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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