Chicago vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.91M

The cost of living in Chicago is 29% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 375th and 1513th ($2822 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 22nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hamburg City

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Chicago Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$23203

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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