Hamburg City vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	77
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 164% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1511th and 6643rd ($2189 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 38th and 5317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Manila

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	Hamburg City	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$12450

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413