Hamburg City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.91M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 82% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1511th and 4745th ($2189 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Johannesburg

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	Hamburg City	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965