Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Bremerhaven Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Bremerhaven

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 25% more expensive than Bremerhaven without rent, and 14.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 31.1% more expensive than Bremerhaven without rent, and 18.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.70 €16.98

$8.36 €7.21

135.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92.7 €79.9

$68.5 €59.0

35.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.88 €11.96

$9.72 €8.38

42.80%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €3.99

$2.55 €2.20

81.57%

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

$3.59 €3.09

$2.66 €2.29

34.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 €2.65

$2.10 €1.81

46.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.67 €4.89

$2.95 €2.54

92.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.53 €4.76

$2.32 €2.00

138.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.22 €1.05

12.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.83

$2.31 €1.99

-7.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.48 €3.00

$3.27 €2.82

6.42%

Eggs

$3.67 €3.16

$3.78 €3.26

-2.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 €12.42

$15.20 €13.10

-5.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.83 €11.06

$11.46 €9.88

11.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.13 €18.21

$23.96 €20.65

-11.81%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 €2.97

$3.28 €2.83

5.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.86

$1.74 €1.50

23.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.30 €1.98

-0.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.75 €4.09

$5.03 €4.33

-5.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.48 €1.27

6.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.58 €1.36

-1.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.05 €1.76

$2.06 €1.77

-0.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.90

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.53 €8.21

$9.86 €8.50

-3.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.16 €6.17

$5.94 €5.12

20.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.06 €0.92

2.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.39

$1.65 €1.42

-1.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.57

$2.82 €2.43

47.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 €58.0

$61.7 €53.2

9.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.92 €5.97

$5.08 €4.38

36.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.85 €2.46

$1.90 €1.64

50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.26 €37.29

$34.22 €29.49

26.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$1.98 €1.70

0.51%

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

$32.0K €27.6K

$31.5K €27.2K

1.37%

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

$40.5K €34.9K

$39.0K €33.6K

3.98%

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

$374 €323

$330 €284

13.46%

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

$21.30 €18.36

$10.24 €8.83

108.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.17 €32.90

$49.83 €42.95

-23.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$36.24 €31.24

32.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.19 €20.85

$22.73 €19.59

6.42%

Cinema Ticket

$16.27 €14.03

$14.05 €12.11

15.80%

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

$265 €228

$234 €202

13.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.9K €23.2K

$11.4K €9,804

136.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.9 €80.9

$96.6 €83.2

-2.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.1 €51.0

$49.17 €42.39

20.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 €104

$151 €130

-19.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$189 €163

-1.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,373 €1,184

$1,136 €979

20.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$938 €808

$867 €747

8.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,385 €2,056

$1,729 €1,491

37.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,766 €1,522

$1,524 €1,314

15.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,199 €7,929

$4,959 €4,275

85.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,583 €4,813

$3,461 €2,984

61.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,859 €3,326

$3,165 €2,728

21.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.98

-2.01%

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

Last update for Hamburg: January 11, 2026

Last update for Bremerhaven: January 11, 2026

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