Frankfurt vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$4961
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$2044
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$3346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
776K
1.91M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 0.9% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1818th ($1989 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Germany, and 47th vs 40th 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
$19.1
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$24460

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1514
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1501
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1489
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1482
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1437
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1485
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1425
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1514
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1473
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1484
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1428
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1530
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1397
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1459
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1599
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1456
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1456
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1488
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1482
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1382
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1452
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1432
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1432
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1450
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1382
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1451
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1626
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1231
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1556
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1358
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1458
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1442
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1307
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1451
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1451
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1321