Hamburg City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.91M	690K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 35% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1536th and 73rd ($2172 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 41st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Washington

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	Hamburg City	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$24065

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949