Hamburg City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$4178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	71
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.61M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 10% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1511th and 1041st ($2189 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Phoenix

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	Hamburg City	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$21660

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804