Hamburg City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$3682
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
140K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 30% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2013th and 344th ($1909 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland 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 Reykjavik. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 43rd and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Reykjavik

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Hamburg City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991