Dusseldorf vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1776
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4484
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$979
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3151
$3251
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
619K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 7% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2414th and 2013th ($1776 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 6th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 6th vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 41st vs 43rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Hamburg City

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Dusseldorf Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$4.95
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7136
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6071
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.5
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$28533

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1420
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1458
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1562
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1320
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1454
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1556
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1370
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1387
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1395
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1511
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1402
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1476
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1778
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1426
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1384
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1124
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1397
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1276
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1505
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1267
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1405
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1389
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1752

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