Hamburg City vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
1.91M
9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 124% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1513th and 5802nd ($2194 vs $981) 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 31st and 520th 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
$17.8
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$10356

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790