Chicago vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.89M

The cost of living in Chicago is 32% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 483rd and 1809th ($2667 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 6th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 20th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hamburg City

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Chicago Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$23771

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388