Hamburg City vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.85M
15.5M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 86% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2013th and 5143rd ($1909 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 43rd and 798th 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
$14.6
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$9042

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001