Hamburg City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
90
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.91M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 7% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1511th and 1193rd ($2189 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th 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 6th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 84th 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
$17.5
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$20557

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831