Berlin vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	788K

The cost of living in Berlin is 119% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1418th and 5456th ($2222 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 3374th 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	$16.6	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$18130

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$959
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$897
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$968
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$908
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$974
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$814
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$853
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$977
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$976
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$884
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$979
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$909
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$973
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$937
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$976
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1005
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$961
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$960
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$978
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$1025
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1001
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$960
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$971
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$985
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$958
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$966
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$970
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$992
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$978
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$985
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$972
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$954