Hamburg City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1511th and 2370th ($2189 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 38th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Montreal

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	Hamburg City	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828