Hamburg City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	1.91M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1511th and 370th ($2189 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 38th and 2nd 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	$17.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863