Hamburg City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2007
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4961
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2044
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3346
$3761
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.91M
140K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 32% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1818th and 200th ($2007 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 40th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.9
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2236
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1550
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$318
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8190
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5824
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.67
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24460
$2532

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$1514
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$1501
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1489
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1482
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1437
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1485
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1425
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1514
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1473
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1484
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1428
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1530
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1397
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1459
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1599
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1456
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1456
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1488
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1482
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1382
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1452
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1432
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1432
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1450
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1382
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1451
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1626
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1231
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1556
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1358
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1458
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1442
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1307
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1451
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1451
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1321

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006