Hamburg City vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.91M
9.67M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 69% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1511th and 4545th ($2189 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 38th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Seoul

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Hamburg City Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$19916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971