Hamburg City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	1.91M	24.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 91% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1511th and 4880th ($2189 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 38th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Shanghai

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	Hamburg City	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$27610

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789