Hamburg City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2172
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5195
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1961
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$270
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3668
$958
😷 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 69% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1536th and 4522nd ($2172 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 41st and 1015th 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
$20.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2245
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9266
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27074
$18637

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013