Hamburg City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	52
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.91M	791K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 116% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1536th and 5515th ($2172 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 41st and 3269th 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	$20.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$14992

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001