Hamburg City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 85% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1511th and 4788th ($2189 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Kobe

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Hamburg City Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.42
🥤 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
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038