Hamburg City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
80
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.89M
737K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1809th and 206th ($2022 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Seattle

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Hamburg City Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$28179

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$1614
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$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
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$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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$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
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$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
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$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
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$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
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$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
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$2172
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$2569
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$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
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$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
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$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
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$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
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$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
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$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
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$2263