Hamburg City vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	8
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	1.91M	133K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 66% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1511th and 4490th ($2189 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 38th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Male

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	Hamburg City	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$3305

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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

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Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322