Cost of living comparison

Germany

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Australia

Sydney vs. Hamburg Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 54.1% more expensive than Hamburg.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Sydney
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Sydney

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Sydney are more expensive than in Hamburg. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Sydney. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Hamburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Hamburg, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Hamburg	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.68	$16.35 A$23.57	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.45	$9.81 A$14.14	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 €3.15	$2.60 A$3.74	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 €2.86	$2.00 A$2.88	-37.9%
Average			-29.2%

Hamburg vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Hamburg	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.99	$2.63 A$3.79	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 €6.35	$4.92 A$7.09	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €4.60	$6.66 A$9.60	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.56	$5.21 A$7.51	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.14	$3.86 A$5.56	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.38	$1.46 A$2.10	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.25 A$1.80	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.39 A$2.00	+23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.92	$2.07 A$2.99	-4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$1.10 A$1.58	+46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.06 A$1.52	+47.3%
Average			+13.2%

Hamburg vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Hamburg	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.69 €6.83	$4.66 A$6.71	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €60.18	$142.21 A$204.95	+109.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €28,201.08	$29,060.36 A$41,879.75	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.24 €28.64	$23.55 A$33.94	-26.9%
Average			+8.8%

Hamburg vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Hamburg	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.29 €34.90	$52.18 A$75.20	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.97 €1,209.88	$2,157.42 A$3,109.12	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$964.76 €857.03	$1,515.46 A$2,183.98	+57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$281.38 €249.96	$147.91 A$213.16	-47.4%
Average			+25.2%

Hamburg vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Hamburg	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.29 €230.34	$2,079.13 A$2,996.29	+701.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,155.76 €24,123.44	$18,278.49 A$26,341.69	-32.7%
Average			+334.5%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hamburg	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.19	$6.54 A$9.43	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 €4.32	$3.48 A$5.02	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €9.03	$32.71 A$47.14	+221.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.71 €43.27	$66.50 A$95.83	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.53	$13.74 A$19.80	-16.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Hamburg	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.37 €82.94	$75.03 A$108.13	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.19 €58.80	$61.01 A$87.92	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.95 €110.11	$101.79 A$146.69	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$173.86 €154.45	$122.15 A$176.04	-29.7%
Average			-18.8%

Hamburg vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026

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