Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hamburg vs. El Paso Cost of Living Summary
Hamburg is 46.9% more expensive than El Paso.
Hamburg vs. El Paso Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hamburg instead of El Paso, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.10
|
$21.02
€18.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$14.02
€12.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
|
$3.55
€3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$3.22
€2.86
|
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El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
|
$2.24
€1.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$7.14
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$5.18
€4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$4.00
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
|
$5.78
€5.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$2.16
€1.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
|
$0.75
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
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El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of groceries
pay 89.4% more for transportation
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
|
$7.69
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.00
|
$67.74
€60.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$31,745.96
€28,201.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$32.24
€28.64
|
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El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of transportation
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.17
|
$39.29
€34.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,085.85
|
$1,361.97
€1,209.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$887.50
|
$964.76
€857.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.84
|
$281.38
€249.96
|
|
El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of housing
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$574.50
|
$259.29
€230.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,930.00
|
$27,155.76
€24,123.44
|
|
El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of childcare
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.84
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.40
|
$4.87
€4.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.16
€9.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.80
|
$48.71
€43.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.75
|
$16.35
€14.53
|
|
El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
El Paso
|
Hamburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
|
$93.37
€82.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
|
$66.19
€58.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.21
|
$123.95
€110.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
|
$173.86
€154.45
|
|
El Paso vs. Hamburg - Cost of clothing
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