Hamburg City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	73
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	1.91M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 87% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1513th and 4839th ($2194 vs $1171) 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 31st and 5190th 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	$17.8	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$5808

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950