Cost of Living Comparison Between Tubingen and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Tubingen and Hamburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Tubingen is 3.8% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tubingen is 7.1% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.19 €14.84

$20.03 €17.3

-14.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.3 €59.8

$94.2 €81.4

-26.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.24 €11.43

$13.78 €11.89

-3.92%

Cappuccino

$4.34 €3.75

$4.65 €4.02

-6.67%

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

$4.02 €3.47

$3.65 €3.15

10.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 €3.16

$3.19 €2.76

14.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.54 €4.78

$5.74 €4.96

-3.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.4 €3.8

$5.51 €4.76

-20.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 €1.01

$1.39 €1.2

-15.83%

White Bread (500g)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.13 €1.84

2.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.45 €2.98

$3.43 €2.96

0.58%

Eggs

$3.8 €3.28

$3.71 €3.2

2.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.26 €14.9

$14.51 €12.53

18.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.94 €12.04

$13.3 €11.48

4.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.69 €17

$21.59 €18.64

-8.80%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 €2.73

$3.41 €2.94

-7.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.88 €1.63

$2.26 €1.95

-16.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.25 €1.94

$2.38 €2.06

-5.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.45 €4.7

$4.67 €4.03

16.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 €1.29

$1.57 €1.36

-5.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 €1.37

$1.55 €1.34

2.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.96 €1.7

-7.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.03 €0.89

-17.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.9 €8.55

$9.51 €8.21

4.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.37 €5.5

$6.95 €6

-8.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 €0.93

$1.14 €0.98

-6.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.4

$1.56 €1.34

3.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 €3.29

$4.15 €3.58

-7.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.6 €34.19

$66.9 €57.7

-40.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.34 €4.61

$7.07 €6.1

-24.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.82 €2.43

-16.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.65 €38.55

$44.12 €38.09

1.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2 €1.73

$1.98 €1.71

1.01%

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

$31.9K €27.6K

$31.2K €27K

2.22%

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

$35.2K €30.4K

$39.9K €34.4K

-11.66%

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

$396 €342

$369 €318

7.28%

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

$34.18 €29.52

$21.31 €18.4

60.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 €47.89

$38.79 €33.49

42.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.04 €32.85

$47.71 €41.19

-20.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$32.84 €28.36

$24 €20.72

36.83%

Cinema Ticket

$12.48 €10.77

$15.95 €13.77

-21.76%

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

$324 €280

$258 €223

25.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.4K €12.4K

$26.6K €23K

-45.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$126 €109

$92.9 €80.2

35.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.4 €34.02

$58.7 €50.7

-32.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 €104

$124 €107

-3.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$188 €163

$187 €161

0.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,194 €1,031

$1,385 €1,195

-13.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$973 €840

$959 €828

1.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,968 €1,699

$2,403 €2,075

-18.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,520 €1,312

$1,801 €1,555

-15.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,483 €5,597

$9,448 €8,157

-31.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,097 €4,401

$6,171 €5,328

-17.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,041 €2,626

$3,664 €3,164

-17.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.97

3.9

1.79%

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

Last update for Tubingen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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