Hamburg City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$5746
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	97
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.89M	441K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1809th and 91st ($2022 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Oakland

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	Hamburg City	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288