Hamburg City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$5389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.91M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 48% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1511th and 4th ($2189 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 38th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs New York City

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Hamburg City New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$21713

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192