Gothenburg vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Gothenburg | Hamburg City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Gothenburg is 16% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2645th and 1536th ($1823 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 68th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hamburg City
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| Gothenburg | Hamburg City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Gothenburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 km or 1.7 mi |  Molndal | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Boras | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Varberg | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Trollhattan | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uddevalla | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Vanersborg | |
| 90 km or 56 mi |  Frederikshavn | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Halmstad | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Varnamo | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Skovde | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Aalborg | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Ljungby | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Mariestad | |
| 164 km or 102 mi |  Halden | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Angelholm | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Fredrikstad | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Sarpsborg | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Helsingor | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Larvik | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sandefjord | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Hillerod | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Aarhus | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Horsholm | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Tonsberg | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Landskrona | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Viborg | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Arendal | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Karlstad | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Moss | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Porsgrunn | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Horten | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Gentofte | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Skien | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Arvika |
Cities near Hamburg City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi |  Reinbek | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Norderstedt | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pinneberg | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wedel | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ahrensburg | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Buxtehude | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Quickborn | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Winsen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Geesthacht | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Elmshorn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kaltenkirchen | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Stade | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Bad Oldesloe | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Luneburg | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Itzehoe | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Lubeck | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Neumunster | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Bad Schwartau | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Rotenburg an der Wumme | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Soltau | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Uelzen | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Walsrode | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Geestland | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Kiel | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Verden an der Aller | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Rendsburg | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Achim | |
| 93 km or 57 mi | Cuxhaven | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Heide | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Bremerhaven | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Schwerin | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Bremen City | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nordenham | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Celle | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Eckernforde | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Wismar | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Syke | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Delmenhorst | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Salzwedel |