Gothenburg vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$949
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
675K
1.91M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 14% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2470th and 1511th ($1879 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 91st and 38th 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
$14
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$19886

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457