Frankfurt vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$4099
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
84
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
776K
1.91M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1425th and 1513th ($2230 vs $2194) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 6th vs 4th best cities to live in Germany, and 34th vs 31st 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
$18.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$23203

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492