Hamburg City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$4399
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
94
99
🏙️ Population
1.89M
4.84M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1809th and 312th ($2022 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia 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 Sydney. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 42nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sydney

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Hamburg City Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$18951

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$1614
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$1594
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$1579
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$1581
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$1614
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$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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$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
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$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
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$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
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$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
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$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
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$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754