Boston vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
676K
1.91M

The cost of living in Boston is 68% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 27th and 1511th ($3680 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 105th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Boston vs Hamburg City

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Hamburg City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$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
$2870
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$19886

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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