Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Erlangen Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Erlangen

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 6.4% more expensive than Erlangen without rent, and 15.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 15.3% more expensive than Erlangen without rent, and 16.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.70 €16.98

$15.81 €13.63

24.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92.7 €79.9

$58.7 €50.6

57.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.88 €11.96

$13.67 €11.78

1.54%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €3.99

$4.05 €3.49

14.32%

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

$3.59 €3.09

$3.73 €3.21

-3.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 €2.65

$2.94 €2.54

4.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.67 €4.89

$4.87 €4.20

16.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.53 €4.76

$4.38 €3.78

26.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.32 €1.14

3.79%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.83

$2.19 €1.89

-2.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.48 €3.00

$3.19 €2.75

9.09%

Eggs

$3.67 €3.16

$3.91 €3.37

-6.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 €12.42

$15.12 €13.03

-4.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.83 €11.06

$15.50 €13.37

-17.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.13 €18.21

$21.37 €18.42

-1.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 €2.97

$3.08 €2.65

12.01%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.86

$1.74 €1.50

23.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.23 €1.92

2.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.75 €4.09

$4.90 €4.23

-3.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.60 €1.38

-1.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.57 €1.36

-0.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.05 €1.76

$2.01 €1.73

1.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.90

$1.18 €1.02

-11.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.53 €8.21

$9.70 €8.36

-1.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.16 €6.17

$6.92 €5.96

3.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.07 €0.92

1.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.39

$1.61 €1.39

0.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.57

$3.08 €2.66

34.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 €58.0

$57.4 €49.44

17.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.92 €5.97

$3.94 €3.39

75.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.85 €2.46

$2.00 €1.73

42.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.26 €37.29

$36.86 €31.77

17.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$1.94 €1.67

2.58%

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

$32.0K €27.6K

$32.1K €27.7K

-0.34%

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

$40.5K €34.9K

$38.0K €32.8K

6.60%

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

$374 €323

$314 €271

19.18%

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

$21.30 €18.36

$29.31 €25.27

-27.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.17 €32.90

$50.2 €43.30

-24.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$39.11 €33.72

22.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.19 €20.85

$22.79 €19.65

6.14%

Cinema Ticket

$16.27 €14.03

$14.16 €12.21

14.90%

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

$265 €228

$329 €284

-19.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.9K €23.2K

$18.8K €16.2K

43.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.9 €80.9

$108 €93.0

-12.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.1 €51.0

$46.05 €39.69

28.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 €104

$123 €106

-1.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$117 €101

60.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,373 €1,184

$900 €776

52.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$938 €808

$731 €630

28.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,385 €2,056

$1,695 €1,461

40.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,766 €1,522

$1,411 €1,216

25.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,199 €7,929

$6,526 €5,625

40.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,583 €4,813

$4,220 €3,638

32.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,859 €3,326

$4,636 €3,997

-16.77%

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 Erlangen: January 12, 2026

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