Today we look at moving to Hamburg in Germany from Marseille in France. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Hamburg people speak German. In Marseille people speak French.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (second to Berlin) and the eleventh-largest city in the European Union. Marseille is on the south east coast, and is the third-largest urban area in Fance, after those of Paris and Lyon.
The Port of Hamburg, ranks 2nd only to Rotterdam in Europe. Hamburg, along with Seattle and Toulouse, is an important location of the civil aerospace industry. Heavy industry includes the making of steel, aluminum, copper and a number of shipyards. Marseille is a major French centre for trade and industry, with excellent transportation infrastructure; roads, airport, and Frances largest sea port.
The overall cost of living rank in Hamburg is 59 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with high cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Marseille to Hamburg will experience a change in cost of living of 8.2%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Hamburg is ranked as a minimal hardship location with a hardship index of 10% the same as Marseille with a hardship index of 10% which is a minimal hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Germany, Hamburg Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Federal Republic of Germany.
Location: Germany is in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.
Country Climate: Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.
Country Terrain: Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south.
Major Languages: German.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 82.1 million (2008 est.) 82.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth largest by nominal GDP in the world. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Most of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 2.75% (2008 est.) 0.14% (2009 est.).
City: Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (second to Berlin) and the eleventh-largest city in the European Union.
City Economy: The Port of Hamburg, ranks 2nd only to Rotterdam in Europe. Hamburg, along with Seattle and Toulouse, is an important location of the civil aerospace industry. Heavy industry includes the making of steel, aluminum, copper and a number of shipyards.
Cost of Living: Hamburg has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Hamburg is currently ranked 49 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Germany is in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.
Country Climate: Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.
Country Terrain: Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south.
Major Languages: German.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 82.1 million (2008 est.) 82.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth largest by nominal GDP in the world. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Most of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.
Currency: Euro (EUR).
Country Inflation: 2.75% (2008 est.) 0.14% (2009 est.).
City: Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (second to Berlin) and the eleventh-largest city in the European Union.
City Economy: The Port of Hamburg, ranks 2nd only to Rotterdam in Europe. Hamburg, along with Seattle and Toulouse, is an important location of the civil aerospace industry. Heavy industry includes the making of steel, aluminum, copper and a number of shipyards.
Cost of Living: Hamburg has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Hamburg is currently ranked 49 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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