Hamburg City vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2172
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5195
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1961
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$270
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3668
$1175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.98M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 151% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1536th and 6384th ($2172 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 41st and 985th 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
$20.9
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$4.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2245
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9266
$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27074
$9002

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756