Brussels vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
196K
1.91M

The cost of living in Brussels is 6% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1513th ($2065 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 99th and 31st 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
$24.7
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$23203

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492