Frankfurt vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$3442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
773K
1.89M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 4% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1589th and 1809th ($2102 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 6th vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 36th vs 42nd 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
$17.3
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.59
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$23771

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388