Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Offenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Offenburg

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 2.3% more expensive than Offenburg without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 10.7% more expensive than Offenburg without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$11.36 €9.8

76.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$58.2 €50.2

61.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$11.52 €9.94

19.62%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$3.92 €3.39

18.62%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$3.11 €2.68

17.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$2.83 €2.45

12.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$4.65 €4.01

23.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$5.54 €4.79

-0.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.23 €1.06

13.01%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.27 €1.96

-6.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.31 €2.86

3.63%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$3.91 €3.37

-5.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$14.98 €12.93

-3.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$14.31 €12.35

-7.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$18.7 €16.15

15.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.29 €2.84

3.65%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.89 €1.63

19.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.3 €1.98

3.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$4.4 €3.79

6.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.55 €1.34

1.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.17 €1.01

32.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$1.9 €1.64

3.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.21 €1.04

-14.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$9.62 €8.31

-1.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$6.35 €5.49

9.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.01 €0.87

12.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.62 €1.39

-3.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$5.29 €4.57

-21.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$53.5 €46.18

25.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$4.6 €3.98

53.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$2.29 €1.98

23.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$35.18 €30.37

25.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.95 €1.68

1.54%

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

$31.2K €27K

$30.9K €26.7K

1.11%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$31.1K €26.8K

28.48%

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

$369 €318

$332 €287

11.03%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$28.8 €24.86

-26.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$53.1 €45.83

-26.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$73.4 €63.4

-35.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$22.85 €19.73

5.03%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$12.66 €10.93

25.99%

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

$258 €223

$341 €294

-24.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$9,836 €8,493

170.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$66.8 €57.7

39.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$36.76 €31.74

59.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$91.4 €78.9

35.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$124 €107

50.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$792 €684

74.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$590 €509

62.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$1,257 €1,085

91.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$1,047 €904

72.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$5,755 €4,969

64.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$4,249 €3,668

45.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$2,383 €2,057

53.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

2.75

41.82%

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

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Offenburg: October 28, 2025

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