Cape Town vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$4628
🏠 One person rent	$484	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1803
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$3251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	84
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	434K	1.85M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 54% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6078th and 2013th ($881 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5406th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hamburg City

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	Cape Town	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$28533

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Hamburg City

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