Hamburg City vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
1.91M
9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 121% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1511th and 5636th ($2189 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 38th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Kuala Lumpur

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Hamburg City Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$11913

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747