Cost of Living in Hamburg

Summary of cost of living in Hamburg, Germany:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 16.70 € 13.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 80.00 € 53.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00 € 10.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 5.00 € 4.00-6.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.80 € 3.50-6.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.97 € 2.29-5.50
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.98 € 2.00-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.63 € 2.00-3.50
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.27 € 3.75-5.49
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.78 € 1.01-3.63
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.35 € 0.82-2.08
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.29 € 2.39-4.80
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.60 € 3.63-7.24
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.93 € 3.18-7.67
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 8.21 € 6.35-13.56
Apples (1 lb) 1.28 € 0.91-1.59
Banana (1 lb) 0.74 € 0.59-1.36
Oranges (1 lb) 0.94 € 0.81-1.36
Tomato (1 lb) 1.96 € 0.68-2.72
Potato (1 lb) 0.71 € 0.34-1.36
Onion (1 lb) 0.74 € 0.45-1.36
Lettuce (1 head) 1.76 € 1.00-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.89 € 0.30-1.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.99 € 4.99-10.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.96 € 0.65-1.52
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.42 € 1.15-1.69
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.20 € 8.00-10.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.53 € 2.70-3.90
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 49.00 € 49.00-69.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 5.50 € 3.90-6.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 4.35 € 3.86-6.44
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 38.00 € 30.00-51.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.81 € 6.44-7.57
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,780.00 € 27,180.00-32,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 33,223.33 € 31,000.00-40,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 324.40 € 226.67-500.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 22.96 € 10.00-40.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 40.60 € 30.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 45.48 € 25.00-79.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 17.61 € 10.00-25.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 14.00 € 11.00-15.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 197.33 € 180.00-204.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 23,250.00 € 15,000.00-40,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 75.00 € 45.00-100.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 46.46 € 21.00-80.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 92.33 € 65.00-150.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 144.29 € 75.00-250.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,097.03 € 800.00-1,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 792.59 € 600.00-1,100.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,038.46 € 1,400.00-2,800.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,463.35 € 907.00-2,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 730.85 € 645.67-929.02
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 491.23 € 371.61-799.99
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 3,260.20 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.96 3.00-4.00

Prices in Hamburg

This city had 1955 entries in the past 12 months by 254 different contributors.
Last update: December 2024
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10 Comments so far
S on Jul 25, 2024:
It is VERY hard to find an apartment or even a shared room.The biggest provider SAGA has a couple of thousand free units but 100.000 people on the waiting list.Also Hamburg is the capital of the homeless(there are hundrets near the main train station).Most people do NOT earn 3k or more after taxes(but we do have the most millionaires in germany)!When you rent an apartment you have to deposit(pay upfron) 3 times the rent before utilities and its gets very hard to do that for locals.Private landlords often discriminate against people with foreign background,children and/or pets.

The city has some nice places to visit and is very walkable.Restaurants close to tourist attractions are really bad.The locals are pretty quite,the chatty people are usually tourists or people that haven't been born/grew up in Hamburg.Some neighboorhods are famous for their crime-rate and every neigboorhood has its nickname.

Highly recommend to read mopo.de (translates into Morning Post)to get an idea of the recent events.
Hamburg is definately prettier than Berlin but also very crowded.
Hamburger on Mar 18, 2024:
@Anonymous
You will not live like a king, sorry to say.
It all depends on your housing needs. Rents can be quite costly, so for an apartment (as a newbie in town) you would easily pay have of your net salary. If you budget and have no car, of course you can save and travel still.
Anonymous on Jan 28, 2024:
greenyham on Jan 05, 2023:
I just accepted an offer of 2500€ net in Hamburg. How hard would it be to live comfortably on this budget ? Will it be possible to save or Travel?

Reply : With 2500 euros net you will live like a King in hamburg foods in supermarket are cheap also in the the restaurant transport ticket almost no one buys it specially at night rents are cheap beers cigarettes are abundant
. Enjoy the Paradise my good old friend.
Krishna on Feb 16, 2023:
What would be good salary package as well to live good life(Safely) in Hamburg.
Krishna on Feb 15, 2023:
Hi, I'm moving with family 3 (Couple with 10 years old) moving to Hamburg in couple of Months. What would cost expenses that would be required to lead a Normal life of 3 in Hamburg.
greenyham on Jan 05, 2023:
I just accepted an offer of 2500€ net in Hamburg. How hard would it be to live comfortably on this budget ? Will it be possible to save or Travel?
Gothchick28 on Dec 07, 2022:
I’m from the US looking into a job in childcare. Do you have any recommendations? I have been working with small children for 6 years so I definitely have experience. Thank you
Berzah on May 15, 2021:
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Anonymous on Mar 12, 2021:
You should be more daring and do your maritime management in the south China sea.
Anonymuzs on Oct 19, 2020:
hey, i am a postgraduate student of city university of London in the field of maritime management. What would be the good salary package there?