Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Bielefeld Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Bielefeld

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 10.7% more expensive than Bielefeld without rent, and 21.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 12.1% more expensive than Bielefeld without rent, and 26.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.33 €16.64

$14.04 €12.09

37.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92.2 €79.4

$79.7 €68.6

15.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.13 €12.16

$12.64 €10.89

11.79%

Cappuccino

$4.75 €4.09

$3.95 €3.40

20.25%

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

$3.58 €3.08

$2.90 €2.50

23.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.66

$2.28 €1.97

35.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.65 €4.86

$5.28 €4.55

7.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.72 €4.93

$5.30 €4.57

7.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 €1.17

$1.26 €1.09

7.94%

White Bread (500g)

$2.23 €1.92

$2.16 €1.86

3.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.45 €2.97

$3.39 €2.91

1.77%

Eggs

$3.87 €3.33

$3.83 €3.30

1.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.27 €12.28

$14.61 €12.58

-2.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.90 €11.10

$15.07 €12.98

-14.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.15 €18.21

$19.49 €16.78

8.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.08 €2.65

10.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.24 €1.93

$1.80 €1.55

24.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.40 €2.07

$2.21 €1.91

8.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.56 €3.92

$5.31 €4.57

-14.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 €1.41

$1.50 €1.29

9.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.49 €1.29

4.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.09 €1.80

-2.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 €0.93

$1.04 €0.90

3.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.96 €8.58

$9.88 €8.51

0.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.79 €5.84

$5.81 €5.00

16.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.07 €0.92

6.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.69 €1.45

-8.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.10 €3.53

$3.58 €3.08

14.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.7 €58.3

$55.8 €48.06

21.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.88 €5.93

$7.47 €6.43

-7.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.88 €2.48

$2.11 €1.81

36.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.53 €37.48

$51.8 €44.57

-15.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.71

$2.03 €1.75

-1.97%

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

$31.1K €26.7K

$31.9K €27.4K

-2.55%

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

$40.7K €35.1K

$37.2K €32.1K

9.32%

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

$371 €319

$319 €274

16.41%

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

$21.36 €18.39

$36.21 €31.18

-41.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.33 €33.00

$54.5 €46.96

-29.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.36 €39.92

$40.05 €34.49

15.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.09 €20.74

$23.33 €20.09

3.26%

Cinema Ticket

$16.34 €14.07

$15.15 €13.04

7.85%

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

$261 €225

$675 €581

-61.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$27.2K €23.4K

$10.4K €8,937

161.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.0 €79.2

$82.5 €71.0

11.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.8 €50.6

$34.21 €29.46

71.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 €105

$115 €99.3

5.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$145 €125

29.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,368 €1,178

$606 €522

125.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$943 €812

$605 €521

56.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,421 €2,085

$1,030 €886

135.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,788 €1,540

$1,142 €983

56.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,234 €7,950

$4,739 €4,080

94.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,437 €4,682

$2,618 €2,254

107.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,918 €3,373

$3,443 €2,964

13.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.96

-1.52%

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

Last update for Hamburg: February 28, 2026

Last update for Bielefeld: March 3, 2026

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