Brussels vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$5195
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$1127
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1961
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$3668
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
196K
1.91M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1913th and 1536th ($2028 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 165th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hamburg City

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Brussels Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$27074

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429