Columbus vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.85M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2013th ($2202 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 6th 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 Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 202nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hamburg City

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Columbus Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$28533

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274