Hamburg City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.89M	690K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 36% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1809th and 93rd ($2022 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 74th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 41st 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	$16.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$23453

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948