Hamburg City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	97
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.91M	441K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 32% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1513th and 124th ($2194 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 65th 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	$17.8	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$20916

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395