Hamburg City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.89M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 78% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1809th and 4780th ($2022 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 42nd and 571st 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
$16.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774