Hamburg City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
90
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.91M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 7% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1513th and 1156th ($2194 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 31st and 78th 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
$17.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862