Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Frankfurt Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Frankfurt

🙂 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 1% cheaper than Frankfurt without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 3% more expensive than Frankfurt without rent, and 5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$19.81 €17.1

1.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$91.5 €79

3.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$13.74 €11.86

0.29%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$4.51 €3.9

3.10%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$3.74 €3.23

-2.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$3.34 €2.89

-4.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.67 €4.9

1.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$5.07 €4.38

8.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.59 €1.37

-12.58%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.23 €1.93

-4.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.42 €2.95

0.29%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$4.1 €3.54

-9.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$15.07 €13.01

-3.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$13.45 €11.61

-1.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$21.52 €18.58

0.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.44 €2.97

-0.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.1 €1.82

7.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.23 €1.93

6.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$4.92 €4.25

-5.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.68 €1.45

-6.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.66 €1.44

-6.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$1.92 €1.66

2.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.16 €1

-11.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$10.01 €8.64

-5.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$6.94 €5.99

0.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.08 €0.93

5.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$4.33 €3.74

-4.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$66.2 €57.1

1.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$5.72 €4.94

23.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$2.64 €2.28

6.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$38.56 €33.29

14.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.05 €1.77

-3.41%

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

$31.2K €27K

$30.8K €26.6K

1.26%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$35.1K €30.3K

13.69%

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

$369 €318

$375 €324

-1.69%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$24.99 €21.58

-14.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$43.77 €37.79

-11.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$65.1 €56.2

-26.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$29.9 €25.81

-19.73%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$16.52 €14.26

-3.45%

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

$258 €223

$610 €526

-57.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$16.2K €14K

64.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$92.4 €79.7

0.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$39.76 €34.33

47.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$99.5 €85.9

24.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$144 €125

29.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$1,532 €1,323

-9.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$1,169 €1,010

-17.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$2,802 €2,419

-14.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$2,036 €1,758

-11.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$8,340 €7,201

13.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$5,161 €4,456

19.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$4,626 €3,994

-20.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.99

-2.26%

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

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Frankfurt: October 26, 2025

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