Hamburg City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	81
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.89M	577K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 2% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1809th and 1688th ($2022 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1442nd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Milwaukee

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	Hamburg City	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$24309

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392