Hamburg City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamburg City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4628	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1803	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$227	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3251	$1539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	52
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.85M	791K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 81% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2013th and 4949th ($1909 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 172nd 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 Niigata. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 43rd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Niigata

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	Hamburg City	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.19	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1011	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8838	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5532	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.3	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28533	$15169

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1501
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1484
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1467
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1467
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1509
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1506
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1464
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1527
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1504
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1453
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1457
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1495
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1528
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1550
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1422
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1593
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1395
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1547
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1486
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1504
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1488
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1496
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1329
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1381
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1464
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1460
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1494
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1415
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1519
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1716
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1502
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1426
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1366
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1338
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1442
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1432
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1274

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942