Hamburg City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$3329
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$689
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1222
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1095
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.91M
15.7M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 68% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1513th and 4562nd ($2194 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 31st and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Istanbul

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Hamburg City Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$4.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$20004

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041