Hamburg City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.89M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1809th and 72nd ($2022 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 59th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Los Angeles

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	Hamburg City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$28613

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754