Hamburg City vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	80
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	1.91M	11.1M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 211% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1536th and 7091st ($2172 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 41st and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Jakarta

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	Hamburg City	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$8840

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502