Berlin vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1462
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	788K

The cost of living in Berlin is 132% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1275th and 5724th ($2302 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 398th 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	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16739

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941