Hamburg City vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 36% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1511th and 62nd ($2189 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hamburg City	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000