Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Berlin and Hamburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Berlin is 7% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Berlin is 10.1% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.13 €14.79

$20.03 €17.3

-14.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.3 €69.3

$94.2 €81.4

-14.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.98 €11.21

$13.78 €11.89

-5.81%

Cappuccino

$4.3 €3.71

$4.65 €4.02

-7.53%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.3 €2.85

$3.65 €3.15

-9.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.48

$3.19 €2.76

-10.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.33 €4.6

$5.74 €4.96

-7.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.5 €3.88

$5.51 €4.76

-18.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.17

$1.39 €1.2

-2.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.13 €1.84

-4.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.12

$3.43 €2.96

5.54%

Eggs

$3.89 €3.36

$3.71 €3.2

4.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.44 €12.47

$14.51 €12.53

-0.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.86 €9.37

$13.3 €11.48

-18.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.02 €16.43

$21.59 €18.64

-11.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 €2.86

$3.41 €2.94

-2.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$2.26 €1.95

-7.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 €2.45

$2.38 €2.06

18.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.98 €3.44

$4.67 €4.03

-14.78%

Potato (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$1.57 €1.36

23.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.51

$1.55 €1.34

12.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.96 €1.7

-15.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.9

$1.03 €0.89

0.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.08 €8.71

$9.51 €8.21

5.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 €5.93

$6.95 €6

-1.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.14 €0.98

3.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.56 €1.34

21.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.98 €3.43

$4.15 €3.58

-4.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 €57.9

$66.9 €57.7

0.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$7.07 €6.1

-16.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.82 €2.43

-17.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.01 €36.27

$44.12 €38.09

-4.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 €1.68

$1.98 €1.71

-2.02%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.1K €27.7K

$31.2K €27K

2.79%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.6K €32.5K

$39.9K €34.4K

-5.70%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$371 €320

$369 €318

0.56%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.98 €17.25

$21.31 €18.4

-6.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.51 €40.16

$38.79 €33.49

19.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.37 €32.27

$47.71 €41.19

-21.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.66 €24.75

$24 €20.72

19.42%

Cinema Ticket

$14.22 €12.28

$15.95 €13.77

-10.85%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$198 €171

$258 €223

-23.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,109

$26.6K €23K

-60.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 €81.6

$92.9 €80.2

1.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.04 €38.02

$58.7 €50.7

-24.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.1

$124 €107

-15.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 €112

$187 €161

-30.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,412 €1,219

$1,385 €1,195

1.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,059 €915

$959 €828

10.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,652 €2,290

$2,403 €2,075

10.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,934 €1,670

$1,801 €1,555

7.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,766 €7,568

$9,448 €8,157

-7.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,041 €5,216

$6,171 €5,328

-2.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,577 €3,089

$3,664 €3,164

-2.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.68

3.9

-5.64%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Berlin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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