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

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 10.2% more expensive than Bielefeld without rent, and 24% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 13.7% more expensive than Bielefeld without rent, and 20.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$13.64 €11.77

46.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$77.7 €67

21.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$12.55 €10.83

9.80%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$4.02 €3.47

15.67%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$2.87 €2.48

27.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$2.3 €1.98

38.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.18 €4.47

10.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$5.16 €4.46

6.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.27 €1.1

9.45%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.24 €1.94

-4.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.45 €2.98

-0.58%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$3.85 €3.32

-3.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$14.84 €12.82

-2.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$15 €12.95

-11.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$19.24 €16.61

12.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.07 €2.65

11.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.74 €1.5

29.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.29 €1.98

3.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$5.29 €4.57

-11.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.49 €1.29

5.37%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.5 €1.29

3.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$2.09 €1.8

-6.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.05 €0.91

-1.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$10.12 €8.74

-6.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$5.97 €5.15

16.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.07 €0.92

6.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.74 €1.5

-10.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$3.66 €3.16

13.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$55.8 €48.14

19.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$7.43 €6.41

-4.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$2.05 €1.77

37.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$50.2 €43.35

-12.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.96 €1.69

1.02%

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

$31.2K €27K

$32K €27.6K

-2.28%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$36.9K €31.9K

8.15%

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

$369 €318

$321 €278

14.74%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$36.78 €31.76

-42.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$54.1 €46.66

-28.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$40.55 €35.01

17.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$23.49 €20.28

2.17%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$15.08 €13.02

5.77%

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

$258 €223

$688 €594

-62.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$10.5K €9,107

152.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$84.4 €72.9

10.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$34.58 €29.86

69.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$114 €98.2

9.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$150 €129

24.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$596 €515

132.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$623 €538

54.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$1,047 €904

129.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$1,175 €1,014

53.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$4,424 €3,819

113.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$2,808 €2,424

119.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$3,335 €2,880

9.87%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bielefeld: October 26, 2025

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