Hamburg City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.89M	985K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 2% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1809th and 1883rd ($2022 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 42nd and 17th 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	$16.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$7335

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Cities near Hamburg City

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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328