Hamburg City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$2742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.85M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 4% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2013th and 1798th ($1909 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 43rd and 110th 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
$14.6
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629