Barcelona vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.91M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1659th and 1511th ($2129 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 174th and 38th 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
$17.3
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19886

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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