Hamburg City vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	84	77
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	1.91M	936K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 18% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1511th and 638th ($2189 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 38th and 407th 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	$17.5	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$30598

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845