Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Siegen Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Siegen

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 14% more expensive than Siegen without rent, and 31.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 21.5% more expensive than Siegen without rent, and 43.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.70 €16.98

$13.81 €11.90

42.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92.7 €79.9

$55.6 €47.97

66.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.88 €11.96

$10.39 €8.96

33.59%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €3.99

$3.79 €3.26

22.16%

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

$3.59 €3.09

$3.83 €3.30

-6.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 €2.65

$3.18 €2.74

-3.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.67 €4.89

$4.53 €3.90

25.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.53 €4.76

$4.44 €3.83

24.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.17 €1.01

17.09%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.83

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.48 €3.00

$2.90 €2.50

20.00%

Eggs

$3.67 €3.16

$3.79 €3.27

-3.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.41 €12.42

$14.73 €12.70

-2.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.83 €11.06

$14.95 €12.89

-14.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.13 €18.21

$20.94 €18.05

0.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 €2.97

$3.43 €2.95

0.58%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.86

$1.86 €1.60

15.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.22 €1.91

3.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.75 €4.09

$4.70 €4.05

1.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.41 €1.22

12.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.53 €1.32

1.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.05 €1.76

$1.85 €1.60

10.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.90

$0.71 €0.61

46.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.53 €8.21

$9.57 €8.25

-0.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.16 €6.17

$5.84 €5.03

22.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.02 €0.88

6.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.39

$1.60 €1.38

1.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.57

$4.22 €3.63

-1.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 €58.0

$67.7 €58.3

-0.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.92 €5.97

$3.63 €3.13

90.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.85 €2.46

$1.92 €1.65

48.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.26 €37.29

$41.04 €35.37

5.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$2.04 €1.76

-2.45%

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

$32.0K €27.6K

$31.0K €26.7K

3.10%

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

$40.5K €34.9K

$34.3K €29.6K

18.16%

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

$374 €323

$354 €305

5.76%

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

$21.30 €18.36

$30.43 €26.23

-30.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.17 €32.90

$54.0 €46.52

-29.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$39.05 €33.66

22.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.19 €20.85

$23.03 €19.85

5.04%

Cinema Ticket

$16.27 €14.03

$13.67 €11.78

19.02%

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

$265 €228

$165 €143

60.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.9K €23.2K

$11.5K €9,877

135.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.9 €80.9

$93.0 €80.2

0.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.1 €51.0

$29.28 €25.24

101.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 €104

$94.3 €81.3

28.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$128 €110

46.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,373 €1,184

$657 €567

108.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$938 €808

$514 €443

82.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,385 €2,056

$927 €799

157.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,766 €1,522

$775 €668

127.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,199 €7,929

$2,967 €2,558

209.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,583 €4,813

$2,086 €1,798

167.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,859 €3,326

$2,705 €2,331

42.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.89

0.26%

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

Last update for Hamburg: January 11, 2026

Last update for Siegen: January 13, 2026

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