Charlotte vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
875K
1.91M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 10% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1073rd and 1513th ($2403 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 4th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 283rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Hamburg City

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Charlotte Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$23203

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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