Hamburg City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$3013
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.89M
676K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 4% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1809th and 2046th ($2022 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Germany and Finland, respectively. Check Germany vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 42nd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Helsinki

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Hamburg City Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$10871

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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

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120