Cape Town vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$4099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	84
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.91M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 38% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4432nd and 1513th ($1366 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Germany, respectively. Check South Africa vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6382nd and 31st 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	$12.5	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$23203

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

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