Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Solingen Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Solingen

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 9.2% more expensive than Solingen without rent, and 11.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hamburg is 2.7% cheaper than Solingen without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$17.31 €14.94

15.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$80.8 €69.8

16.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$11.39 €9.84

20.98%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$3.39 €2.93

37.17%

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

$3.65 €3.15

$2.95 €2.54

23.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$2.92 €2.53

9.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$5.14 €4.44

11.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$4.55 €3.93

21.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.29 €1.11

7.75%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.36 €2.04

-9.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.42 €2.95

0.29%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$3.94 €3.41

-5.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$14.88 €12.85

-2.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$16.29 €14.07

-18.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$20.02 €17.29

7.84%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.14 €2.71

8.60%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$1.81 €1.56

24.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.33 €2.01

2.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$5.26 €4.54

-11.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.51 €1.31

3.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.63 €1.41

-4.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$2.08 €1.8

-5.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.21 €1.04

-14.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$6.49 €5.6

7.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.03 €0.89

10.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.71 €1.48

-8.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$3.34 €2.88

24.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$62.4 €53.9

7.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$4.75 €4.1

48.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$1.95 €1.69

44.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$27.67 €23.89

59.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.03 €1.75

-2.46%

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

$31.2K €27K

$31.7K €27.4K

-1.43%

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

$39.9K €34.4K

$36.8K €31.7K

8.53%

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

$369 €318

$361 €312

2.10%

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

$21.31 €18.4

$27.97 €24.15

-23.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$49.39 €42.64

-21.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$56 €48.38

-14.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$23.33 €20.14

2.87%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$13.79 €11.9

15.66%

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

$258 €223

$574 €496

-55.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$14.7K €12.7K

81.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$119 €103

-21.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$47.51 €41.02

23.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$141 €122

-11.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$162 €140

15.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$928 €801

49.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$688 €594

39.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$1,533 €1,323

56.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$1,101 €951

63.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$4,318 €3,728

118.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$4,593 €3,965

34.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$4,477 €3,866

-18.15%

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 Solingen: October 28, 2025

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