Hamburg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.91M
664K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1511th and 649th ($2189 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 38th and 20th 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
$17.5
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$13092

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799