Edinburgh vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$3251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
488K
1.85M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 7% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2013th ($2043 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 6th 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 64th and 43rd 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
$17.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$28533

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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