Cape Town vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$3442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
84
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.89M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4849th and 1809th ($1120 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5407th and 42nd 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
$7.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$23771

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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