Brussels vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$3442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
196K
1.89M

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1988th and 1809th ($1958 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 42nd 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
$20.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$23771

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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