Hamburg City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
1.89M
4.43M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 87% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1809th and 5069th ($2022 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 42nd and 5446th 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
$16.6
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045