Frankfurt vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
1.91M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 3% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1384th and 1511th ($2251 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 10th vs 6th best cities to live in Germany, and 48th vs 38th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Hamburg City

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Frankfurt Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$19886

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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