Copenhagen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	667K	1.91M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 17% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 805th and 1511th ($2555 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Hamburg City

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	Copenhagen	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$19886

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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