Columbus vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.91M

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1634th and 1511th ($2140 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 266th and 38th 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
$20.9
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$19886

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457