Hamburg City vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	7
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	1.91M	133K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 65% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1536th and 4439th ($2172 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 41st and 5057th 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	$20.9	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$3575

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327