Berlin vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2744
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$814
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.76M	788K

The cost of living in Berlin is 101% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5314th ($2104 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 420th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hamamatsu

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	Berlin	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$12706

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007