Hamburg City vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$2569
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.91M
3.51M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 4% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1511th and 1723rd ($2189 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 38th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Madrid

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Hamburg City Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812