Hamburg City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$3192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
80
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.91M
687K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 10% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1513th and 2068th ($2194 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Germany and Finland, respectively. Check Germany vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 31st and 48th 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
$17.8
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$15326

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232