Hamburg City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	93
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	1.91M	546K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 18% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1818th and 2671st ($2007 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 40th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lisbon

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	Hamburg City	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$15150

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112