Edinburgh vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.91M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 5% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1307th and 1511th ($2295 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 83rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hamburg City

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Edinburgh Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$19886

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

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