Beijing vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5040
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1994
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.89M

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5141st and 1809th ($1067 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 763rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Hamburg City

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	Beijing	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$23771

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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