Berlin vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	788K

The cost of living in Berlin is 94% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5196th ($2027 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 365th 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 452nd in Japan, while ranked 21st and 3129th 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	$14.6	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$15100

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$981
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$971
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$919
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$976
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$860
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$983
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$961
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$908
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$969
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$966
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$925
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$940
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$948
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$931
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1010
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$984
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$932
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$985
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$990
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1008
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1015
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$977
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1003
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$991
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1013
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$995
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1010
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$985
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1016
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$981