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

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 16.3% more expensive than Offenburg without rent, and 28.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 13.9% more expensive than Offenburg without rent, and 32.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.70 €16.98

$11.61 €10.01

69.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92.7 €79.9

$57.8 €49.78

60.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.88 €11.96

$11.69 €10.08

18.73%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €3.99

$3.76 €3.24

23.14%

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

$3.59 €3.09

$3.15 €2.72

13.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 €2.65

$2.94 €2.53

4.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.67 €4.89

$4.71 €4.06

20.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.53 €4.76

$5.57 €4.80

-0.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.26 €1.08

8.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.83

$2.35 €2.03

-9.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.48 €3.00

$3.33 €2.87

4.50%

Eggs

$3.67 €3.16

$3.93 €3.38

-6.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 €12.42

$14.71 €12.68

-2.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.83 €11.06

$14.38 €12.39

-10.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.13 €18.21

$18.60 €16.03

13.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 €2.97

$3.30 €2.84

4.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.86

$1.91 €1.64

12.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.32 €2.00

-1.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.75 €4.09

$4.24 €3.65

12.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.50 €1.29

5.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.18 €1.01

32.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.05 €1.76

$1.92 €1.65

6.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.90

$1.21 €1.04

-14.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.53 €8.21

$9.31 €8.03

2.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.16 €6.17

$7.01 €6.04

2.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.06 €0.91

2.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.39

$1.62 €1.40

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.57

$5.09 €4.39

-18.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 €58.0

$55.0 €47.42

22.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.92 €5.97

$4.72 €4.07

46.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.85 €2.46

$2.27 €1.95

25.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.26 €37.29

$34.33 €29.59

26.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$1.99 €1.71

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

$32.0K €27.6K

0.01%

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

$40.5K €34.9K

$31.7K €27.4K

27.75%

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

$374 €323

$331 €285

12.99%

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

$21.30 €18.36

$29.38 €25.33

-27.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.17 €32.90

$53.0 €45.67

-27.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$74.5 €64.2

-35.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.19 €20.85

$22.77 €19.63

6.24%

Cinema Ticket

$16.27 €14.03

$12.94 €11.16

25.73%

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

$265 €228

$353 €305

-25.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.9K €23.2K

$9,834 €8,477

173.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.9 €80.9

$65.9 €56.8

42.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.1 €51.0

$36.80 €31.73

60.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 €104

$93.3 €80.4

29.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$127 €110

47.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,373 €1,184

$788 €679

74.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$938 €808

$585 €505

60.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,385 €2,056

$1,291 €1,113

84.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,766 €1,522

$1,029 €887

71.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,199 €7,929

$5,711 €4,923

61.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,583 €4,813

$4,147 €3,575

34.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,859 €3,326

$2,332 €2,010

65.51%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Offenburg: January 13, 2026

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