Hamburg City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$3299
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.89M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 5% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1809th and 1500th ($2022 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 53rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 42nd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Manchester

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Hamburg City Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761