Hamburg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hamburg City | Rotterdam | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hamburg City is 15% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1818th and 1038th ($2007 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 40th and 68th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi |  Reinbek | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Norderstedt | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pinneberg | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wedel | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ahrensburg | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Buxtehude | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Quickborn | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Winsen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Geesthacht | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Elmshorn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kaltenkirchen | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Stade | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Bad Oldesloe | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Luneburg | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Itzehoe | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Lubeck | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Neumunster | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Bad Schwartau | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Rotenburg an der Wumme | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Soltau | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Uelzen | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Walsrode | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Geestland | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Kiel | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Verden an der Aller | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Rendsburg | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Achim | |
| 93 km or 57 mi | Cuxhaven | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Heide | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Bremerhaven | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Schwerin | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Bremen City | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nordenham | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Celle | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Eckernforde | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Wismar | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Syke | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Delmenhorst | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Salzwedel |
Cities near Rotterdam
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Ridderkerk | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Delft | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Leidschendam | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | The Hague | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Sliedrecht | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Scheveningen | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Leiden | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oegstgeest | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Etten-Leur | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Breda | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Roosendaal | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Utrecht | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Bergen op Zoom | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Zandvoort | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Haarlem | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Zaltbommel | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Zeist | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Tilburg | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Amsterdam | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Hilversum | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | IJmuiden | |
| 61 km or 38 mi |  Hoogstraten | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Goes | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Tiel | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Huizen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Almere | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Purmerend | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Veenendaal | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Turnhout | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Middelburg | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Antwerp | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Wageningen | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Beveren | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Ede | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Uden | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Mortsel | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Veldhoven | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Herentals | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sint-Niklaas |