Cape Town vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	84
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.91M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 37% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4336th and 1511th ($1386 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6134th and 38th 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	$12.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$19886

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457