Hamburg City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	96
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.91M	2.75M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 62% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1818th and 4366th ($2007 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 40th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Osaka

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	Hamburg City	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$8318

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008