Hamburg City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	72
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.91M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 102% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1818th and 5539th ($2007 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 40th and 5667th 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	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5271

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003