Hamburg City vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	18
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	1.91M	666K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 103% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1513th and 5121st ($2194 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Jeju Island ranked 79th in South Korea, while ranked 31st and 5367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Jeju Island

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	Hamburg City	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$21734

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915