Hamburg City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.91M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 75% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1513th and 4661st ($2194 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Taipei

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Hamburg City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602