Hamburg City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hamburg City Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.91M
3.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 35% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1513th and 72nd ($2194 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 52nd 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hamburg City vs Los Angeles

Prices for goods and services in Hamburg City and Los Angeles are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hamburg City Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$28004

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974