Hamburg City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.91M	5.65M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 92% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1511th and 4898th ($2189 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 38th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hamburg City	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597