Hamburg City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$6506
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
80
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.85M
737K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 36% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2013th and 145th ($1909 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 43rd and 125th 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
$14.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$29730

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$1501
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$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210