Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Heidelberg Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Heidelberg

🙂 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 0.2% cheaper than Heidelberg without rent, and 5.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 4.3% more expensive than Heidelberg without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$17.66 €15.25

13.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$82.3 €71

14.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$11.55 €9.97

19.31%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$4.32 €3.73

7.64%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$3.43 €2.96

6.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$3.03 €2.62

5.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.64 €4.87

1.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$4.7 €4.05

17.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.26 €1.09

10.32%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.39 €2.06

-10.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.52 €3.04

-2.56%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$4.09 €3.53

-9.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$14.36 €12.4

1.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$15.65 €13.52

-15.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$22.34 €19.29

-3.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.29 €2.84

3.65%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.84 €1.59

22.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.3 €1.99

3.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$4.89 €4.23

-4.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.56 €1.34

0.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.56 €1.35

-0.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$1.93 €1.67

1.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.04 €0.9

-0.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$9.25 €7.99

2.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$7.18 €6.2

-3.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.02 €0.88

11.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.7 €1.47

-8.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$3.51 €3.03

18.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$56.2 €48.56

18.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$5.75 €4.97

22.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$3.06 €2.64

-7.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$34.96 €30.18

26.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.06 €1.78

-3.88%

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

$31.2K €27K

$31.6K €27.3K

-1.23%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$37.4K €32.3K

6.58%

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

$369 €318

$313 €271

17.72%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$30.47 €26.31

-30.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$52.7 €45.53

-26.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$63.3 €54.7

-24.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$21.33 €18.41

12.52%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$16.91 €14.6

-5.68%

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

$258 €223

$616 €532

-58.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$11.7K €10.1K

127.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$98.1 €84.7

-5.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$45.51 €39.29

28.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$116 €100

7.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$211 €182

-11.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$1,101 €951

25.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$852 €736

12.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$2,671 €2,306

-10.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$1,846 €1,594

-2.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$9,581 €8,272

-1.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$6,737 €5,817

-8.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$4,042 €3,490

-9.35%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Heidelberg: October 27, 2025

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