Copenhagen vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$3251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
644K
1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 25% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 872nd and 2013th ($2387 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 9th and 43rd 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
$19.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$28533

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274