Hamburg City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	84	19
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.89M	630K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 67% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1809th and 4571st ($2022 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 42nd and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Palermo

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	Hamburg City	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272