Hamburg City vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	1.91M	8.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 40% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1511th and 28th ($2189 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in London. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs London

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	Hamburg City	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178