Hamburg City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	92
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	1.91M	2.75M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 17% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1818th and 2624th ($2007 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 40th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Rome

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	Hamburg City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$9864

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201