Columbus vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.89M

The cost of living in Columbus is 11% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1248th and 1809th ($2252 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 242nd and 42nd 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
$19.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$23771

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388