Bucharest vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.85M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 50% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2013th ($961 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 703rd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hamburg City

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Bucharest Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$28533

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274