Hamburg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
1.91M
664K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 17% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1513th and 676th ($2194 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 31st and 24th 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
$17.8
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727