Cologne vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.91M

The cost of living in Cologne is 9% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2067th and 1513th ($1990 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Germany, and 15th vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hamburg City

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Cologne Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$23203

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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