Hamburg City vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$7795
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
84
97
😀 Quality of life
94
97
🏙️ Population
1.89M
874K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 47% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1809th and 9th ($2022 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamburg City San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$31050

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610