Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Oldenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Oldenburg

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 0.8% more expensive than Oldenburg without rent, and 18.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 23% more expensive than Oldenburg without rent, and 30.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$10.8 €9.33

85.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$77 €66.5

22.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$11.38 €9.82

21.09%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$4 €3.45

16.25%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$4.03 €3.48

-9.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$3.46 €2.98

-7.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.34 €4.61

7.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$4.2 €3.62

31.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.32 €1.14

5.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.23 €1.93

-4.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.35 €2.89

2.39%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$4.05 €3.5

-8.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$15.05 €12.99

-3.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$15.28 €13.19

-12.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$19.41 €16.76

11.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.17 €2.74

7.57%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.73 €1.49

30.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.26 €1.96

5.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$4.77 €4.12

-2.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.53 €1.32

2.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.61 €1.39

-3.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$1.94 €1.67

1.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.01 €0.87

1.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$9.76 €8.42

-2.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$7.02 €6.06

-1.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.1 €0.95

3.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.68 €1.45

-7.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$3.26 €2.82

27.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$68.3 €59

-2.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$5.15 €4.44

37.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$1.92 €1.66

46.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$50.2 €43.31

-12.04%

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

$31K €26.7K

0.81%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$34.1K €29.4K

17.05%

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

$369 €318

$288 €248

28.29%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$39.36 €33.98

-45.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$54.5 €47.06

-28.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$36.1 €31.17

32.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$7.93 €6.85

202.65%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$13.98 €12.07

14.09%

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

$258 €223

$693 €599

-62.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$10.5K €9,090

152.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$139 €120

-32.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$34.54 €29.82

69.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$118 €102

5.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$116 €101

60.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$996 €860

38.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$692 €598

38.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$1,288 €1,112

86.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$946 €817

90.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$4,304 €3,716

119.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$3,169 €2,736

94.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$3,182 €2,747

15.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.96

-1.52%

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

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Oldenburg: October 28, 2025

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