Hamburg City vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1818th and 2225th ($2007 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 40th and 51st 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5725

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692