Hamburg City vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1450
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.89M
1.98M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 127% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1809th and 6160th ($2022 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 42nd and 883rd 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
$16.6
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$9485

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742