Cost of Living in Houston, Texas vs. Hamburg, Germany? #houston #hamburg #texas #germany #salary

[Platinum]

That cost in Germany included healthcare so that should be factored in on the Houston side to compare apples to apples.

[jimbo]

$2800 in transportation for hamburg feels off. You can buy a monthly transit pass that works essentially anywhere in the metro area for roughly $100. In Huston you have to buy a car, but in hamburg you don't.

[pb]

I moved from the US to Hamburg and my quality of life increased significantly.

[ozgurbozkurt]

you forgot to include universal health care, free higher education, strong unions in Germany... You can't toss an employee out like trash... Hospitals can't reject you because you don't have premium insurance. You are not denied of college because you don't have enough $$$ . I would rather pay higher taxes and sleep soundly knowing that the weakest members of the society are taken care.

[topphatt]

I do not believe in that transportation costs more in Hamburg than in Houston. Houston is almost fully car centric, you need a car to go anywhere, and cars a expensive as hell especially compared to public transportation of which I bet Hamburg has lots of high quality public transit. I feel like most of these videos are intentionally trying to be misleading about how expensive it is to live in places where you arent under the constant fear of being booted onto the street or breaking an arm and not being able to pay for it.

[daviddavid]

Clever, leaving out the daycare and college costs, or any medical bills. Very smooth.

[wakannnai]

I've redone the math. I've added in car payments (a necessity in Houston but not in Hamburg as they have a pretty robust public transit system). You need to add in $6094 for the car. This is assuming a $25000 car has been bought. After that you need to add in an extra $150/month minimum match for health insurance if the employer is doing a 50/50 match which is fairly common in the US. This adds in another $1800. Overall, your calculations are off by at least $8000 which is problematic.

[mobilizedpanda]

I seriously doubt the average person in Hamburg is paying that much for transportation.

[chaback]

As a texan I'd rather live in Hamburg than Houston no matter how much it costs

[guym]

So what do you get for your taxes in Germany? Pretty good services and a functioning government as well as a functioning society... These two items are worth the money!

[ToddMurphyhealthylife]

Add $400 a month for health insurance. And another $80 for dental and vision, for Houston. If we add childcare or college tuition to both, Houston gets destroyed! 🤷🏾‍♂️

[mehulshah]

Oh you did not add health care cost in Houston but you did substract from hamburg

[naturesbest]

I have been to both places and stayed similar amount of time.

Love Germany and love Texas.
But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else but the USA.

100% going back to Germany for vacation though.

[geegurl]

No freakin WAY travel expenses are that low in Houston. We have toll roads here that are about $7-14, one-way, into town (multiply that times 2 to get home). And you HAVE to drive in Houston! I’m sure Hamburg is much more friendly for commuters.

[vanderwielcompany]

This is not even apples to apples. Hamburg comes out why better when you realize what is included in their taxes.

[jakeheiser]

I would think transportation would be less in Hamburg, you aren't required to have a car.

[johnhaining]

You forgot to factor in your chances of getting shot in Houston

[keenan]

Also need to consider 25% sales tax in Germany and healthcare in US, both are huge expenses

[germanvnce]

Problem is that you are using an average. A small amount of people can change the average drastically. Inequality is 4 times worse in america and the median income in hamburg is higher than in houston.

[johnw]

Healthcare/ Health insurance in America is so expensive that it's unbearable anymore.. I think it's a primary cause of inflation.