Hamburg City vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	1.91M	594K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 109% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1511th and 5226th ($2189 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 175th 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 Hamburg City compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Kawaguchi

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	Hamburg City	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$15187

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101