Hamburg City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.91M	985K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 10% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1511th and 1008th ($2189 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 38th and 19th 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	$17.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464