Berlin vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2805
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$784
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.68M	788K

The cost of living in Berlin is 95% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1759th and 5093rd ($2013 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 19th and 2884th 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	$12.4	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$15188

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$966
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$963
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$940
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$961
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$941
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$962
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$948
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$933
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$964
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$952
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$934
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$960
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$954
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$941
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$936
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$956
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$932
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$975
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$965
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$992
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$980
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$967
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$976
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$990
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$958
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$987
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$966
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$972
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$977
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$996
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$982
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$971
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$999
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$954