Hamburg City vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$2965
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.91M
620K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 32% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1511th and 3360th ($2189 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 275th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 6th vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 106th 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
$17.5
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$13142

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438