Hamburg City vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	78
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 110% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 1511th and 5229th ($2189 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea 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 Hwaseong. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 38th and 2227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Hwaseong

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	Hamburg City	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$13137
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$5451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$17344

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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

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1001
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$985
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$943
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1019
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1032
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1090
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$952
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1061
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1313
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1455
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1040
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1296
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1179
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1052
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$917
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1152
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1089
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1128
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1108
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1094
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$894
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1010
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$977
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$982
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1009
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$997
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1012
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1062
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852