Hamburg City vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	19
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	1.91M	678K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 98% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1536th and 4961st ($2172 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 41st and 5177th 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	$20.9	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$20533

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895