Hamburg City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$3006
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	78
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.91M	676K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 11% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1818th and 2353rd ($2007 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Helsinki. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 40th and 26th 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	$17.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$9361

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045