Copenhagen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Copenhagen | Hamburg City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Copenhagen is 21% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 650th and 1513th ($2656 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 4th and 31st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Copenhagen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2 km or 1.3 mi |  Frederiksberg | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Gentofte | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Horsholm | |
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Landskrona | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Malmo | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Roskilde | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Hillerod | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Lund | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Staffanstorp | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Helsingor | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Trelleborg | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Angelholm | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Naestved | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kristianstad | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Halmstad | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Odense | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Svendborg | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ljungby | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Aarhus | |
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Stralsund | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Varberg | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Horsens | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Fredericia | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Rostock | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Greifswald | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Varnamo | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Vejle | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Sonderborg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kolding | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Silkeborg | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Karlskrona | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Haderslev | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Wismar | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Gustrow | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Viborg | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kiel |
Cities near Hamburg City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi | Reinbek | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Norderstedt | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pinneberg | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wedel | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ahrensburg | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Buxtehude | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Quickborn | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Winsen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Geesthacht | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Elmshorn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kaltenkirchen | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Stade | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Bad Oldesloe | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Luneburg | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Itzehoe | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Lubeck | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Neumunster | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Bad Schwartau | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Rotenburg an der Wumme | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Soltau | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Uelzen | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Walsrode | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Geestland | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Kiel | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Verden an der Aller | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Rendsburg | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Achim | |
| 93 km or 57 mi | Cuxhaven | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Heide | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Bremerhaven | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Schwerin | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Bremen City | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nordenham | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Celle | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Eckernforde | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Wismar | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Syke | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Delmenhorst | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Salzwedel |