Hamburg City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	80
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	1.91M	737K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1818th and 158th ($2007 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th 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 6th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 40th and 98th 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	$17.5	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$29407

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093