Columbus vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
906K
1.91M

The cost of living in Columbus is 3% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1686th and 1513th ($2127 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 96th and 31st 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
$18.3
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$23203

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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