Cost of Living Comparison Between Essen and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Essen and Hamburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Essen is 5.3% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Essen is 7.7% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 15.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.31 €15.81

$20.03 €17.3

-8.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70.7 €61.1

$94.2 €81.4

-24.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.96 €12.05

$13.78 €11.89

1.31%

Cappuccino

$3.66 €3.16

$4.65 €4.02

-21.29%

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

$2.5 €2.16

$3.65 €3.15

-31.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 €2.12

$3.19 €2.76

-22.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.78 €4.13

$5.74 €4.96

-16.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.56 €3.94

$5.51 €4.76

-17.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.17

$1.39 €1.2

-2.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.14 €1.85

$2.13 €1.84

0.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.29 €2.84

$3.43 €2.96

-4.08%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.91 €12.88

$14.51 €12.53

2.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.62 €12.63

$13.3 €11.48

9.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.88 €18.89

$21.59 €18.64

1.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.27 €2.82

$3.41 €2.94

-4.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 €1.58

$2.26 €1.95

-19.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.38 €2.06

-5.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.89 €4.22

$4.67 €4.03

4.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 €1.46

$1.57 €1.36

7.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 €1.41

$1.55 €1.34

5.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.88 €1.63

$1.96 €1.7

-4.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 €0.96

$1.03 €0.89

8.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.25 €7.98

$9.51 €8.21

-2.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.84 €5.91

$6.95 €6

-1.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.14 €0.98

-4.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.56 €1.34

10.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.9 €3.36

$4.15 €3.58

-6.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$62.2 €53.7

$66.9 €57.7

-6.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.1 €4.41

$7.07 €6.1

-27.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 €2.36

$2.82 €2.43

-2.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.55 €35.87

$44.12 €38.09

-5.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.8

$1.98 €1.71

5.56%

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

$32.1K €27.7K

$31.2K €27K

2.66%

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

$38.3K €33.1K

$39.9K €34.4K

-3.98%

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

$386 €333

$369 €318

4.68%

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

$34.88 €30.12

$21.31 €18.4

63.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.4 €46.12

$38.79 €33.49

37.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.14 €32.07

$47.71 €41.19

-22.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.34 €30.51

$24 €20.72

47.25%

Cinema Ticket

$17.26 €14.9

$15.95 €13.77

8.21%

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

$469 €405

$258 €223

81.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,651 €8,333

$26.6K €23K

-63.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 €82.3

$92.9 €80.2

2.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$74.3 €64.2

$58.7 €50.7

26.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.5

$124 €107

-15.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$139 €120

$187 €161

-25.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$748 €645

$1,385 €1,195

-46.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$582 €503

$959 €828

-39.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,534 €1,325

$2,403 €2,075

-36.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,058 €914

$1,801 €1,555

-41.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,419 €3,816

$9,448 €8,157

-53.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,340 €2,884

$6,171 €5,328

-45.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,402 €2,937

$3,664 €3,164

-7.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.97

3.9

1.79%

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

Last update for Essen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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