Hamburg City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.91M	690K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 35% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1511th and 74th ($2189 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hamburg City	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088