Hamburg City vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	79
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	1.91M	9.94M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 109% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1536th and 5274th ($2172 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Germany and Peru, respectively. Check Germany vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 41st and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lima

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	Hamburg City	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$8454

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745