Cost of Living Comparison Between Mainz and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Mainz and Hamburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Mainz is 7.9% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mainz is 8.4% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.85 €11.95

$20.03 €17.3

-30.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$86.2 €74.4

$94.2 €81.4

-8.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.76 €10.16

$13.78 €11.89

-14.66%

Cappuccino

$3.96 €3.42

$4.65 €4.02

-14.84%

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

$2.79 €2.41

$3.65 €3.15

-23.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 €3.06

$3.19 €2.76

10.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.34 €4.61

$5.74 €4.96

-6.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.7 €4.06

$5.51 €4.76

-14.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.39 €1.2

-13.67%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 €1.91

$2.13 €1.84

3.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.43 €2.96

-3.21%

Eggs

$3.61 €3.12

$3.71 €3.2

-2.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.7 €12.69

$14.51 €12.53

1.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.95 €12.05

$13.3 €11.48

4.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.77 €17.07

$21.59 €18.64

-8.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.1 €2.68

$3.41 €2.94

-9.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 €1.57

$2.26 €1.95

-19.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.3 €1.99

$2.38 €2.06

-3.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.01 €4.33

$4.67 €4.03

7.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.57 €1.36

12.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.5

$1.55 €1.34

12.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.96 €1.7

-1.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 €0.97

$1.03 €0.89

8.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.41 €8.13

$9.51 €8.21

-1.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.07 €6.1

$6.95 €6

1.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.9

$1.14 €0.98

-8.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 €1.49

$1.56 €1.34

10.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.03 €3.48

$4.15 €3.58

-2.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.3 €58.1

$66.9 €57.7

0.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$8.48 €7.32

$7.07 €6.1

19.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.58 €2.23

$2.82 €2.43

-8.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.87 €30.11

$44.12 €38.09

-20.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.98 €1.71

3.54%

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

$31.6K €27.3K

$31.2K €27K

1.08%

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

$38K €32.8K

$39.9K €34.4K

-4.84%

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

$345 €298

$369 €318

-6.35%

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

$25.68 €22.17

$21.31 €18.4

20.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$49.76 €42.96

$38.79 €33.49

28.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.9 €45.65

$47.71 €41.19

10.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.43 €19.37

$24 €20.72

-6.54%

Cinema Ticket

$14.66 €12.66

$15.95 €13.77

-8.09%

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

$552 €476

$258 €223

114.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,367 €5,497

$26.6K €23K

-76.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €95.1

$92.9 €80.2

18.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.02 €40.6

$58.7 €50.7

-19.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$124 €107

-17.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$145 €125

$187 €161

-22.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$999 €863

$1,385 €1,195

-27.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$795 €686

$959 €828

-17.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,668 €1,440

$2,403 €2,075

-30.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,315 €1,135

$1,801 €1,555

-26.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,307 €6,308

$9,448 €8,157

-22.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,197 €5,350

$6,171 €5,328

0.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,374 €2,913

$3,664 €3,164

-7.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.99

3.9

2.31%

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

Last update for Mainz: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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