Cost of living in Hamburg

Hi everybody,

I will be going to Hamburg for three months October 2007 to December 2007 to study one of the trimesters of EMLE programme at the University of Hamburg. My scholarship is limited and so I would like to know the minimum expenses per month at the city. I don't smoke or drink and am not a great movie goer. Nor do I look forward to eating out as I cook great. Specifically, I would like to know the prices of the following stuffs:

1. Fruits, Vegetables, Bread, and Cooking oil
2. Transportation
3. Electricity consumed per unit
4. Gas consumed per unit (I don't know what the system there is)
5. Medicines
6. Books, notebooks, stationeries etc.
7. Warm Clothes

I have been offered help by the university in looking for accommodation and I will have to do the paying only. So I am not thinking much about the accommodation. Only the regular day-to-day expenses.

Thanks

Rupanjana

How long's a piece of string ?

Without going into details:

Food - max. €50 per week for 2 !!! (shopping at Lidl - and depending if you buy "basics" rather than pre-packaged foods - we cook each night)
Transport - I have a €30 / month CC card from HVV which is fine...

Everything else, well, Google will be your friend there.. Your questions are too general so it's hard to give exact prices.

Generally speaking thou, I find Hamburg a cheap city to live in compared to where I come from in Australia. I would say, €300 - 400 / month max. is a good ballpark living expenditure. I know I can do it.. and I occasionally frequent bars..

Thanks a lot for that information. That would be definitely of help.

Rupanjana

Germany has the lowest food prices in Western Europe.
Aldi UK 50 pence for example, <germany 50 cents for the same product.
Thanks to the low wages paid to our Rumanian field workers, vegetables are also cheaper than in UK.

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