Hamburg City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.91M	985K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 5% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1536th and 1273rd ($2172 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 41st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Stockholm

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	Hamburg City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$15313

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482