Cost of Living in Hamburg City, Germany

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1909
$4628
🛋️ Without rent
$899
$2825
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1010
$1803
🍽️ Food
$532
$1406
🚐 Transport
$227
$630
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
😀 Quality of life
94
🏙️ Population
1.85M

The average cost of living in Hamburg City is $1909, which is in the top 22% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2013th out of 9294 in our global list, 6th out of 662 in Germany, and 1st out of 1 in Hamburg State.

The median after-tax salary is $3251, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 43rd (TOP 0.5%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 7th best city to live in Germany, and 1st most liveable city in Hamburg State. With an estimated population of 1.85M, Hamburg City is the 2nd largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 106 University of Hamburg
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Prices in Hamburg City

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
 Cappuccino
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533

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