Hamburg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$3835
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
1.89M
664K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 9% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1809th and 1336th ($2022 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands 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 Rotterdam. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 42nd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Rotterdam

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Hamburg City Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592