Hamburg City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	93
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	1.91M	546K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 15% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1536th and 2357th ($2172 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 41st and 479th 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	$20.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231