Hamburg City vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$3076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.91M
620K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 33% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1513th and 3436th ($2194 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 299th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 4th vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 112th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Leipzig

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Hamburg City Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$12468

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479