Hamburg City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
94
97
🏙️ Population
1.89M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 50% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1809th and 5th ($2022 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108