Hamburg City vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	84	78
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.91M	936K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 11% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1536th and 950th ($2172 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 41st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Jerusalem

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	Hamburg City	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850