Hamburg City vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.91M	569K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 0.5% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1818th and 1784th ($2007 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 40th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Hamilton

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	Hamburg City	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$21263

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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

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799