Hamburg City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hamburg City Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$2247
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
97
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
1.89M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 67% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1809th and 4566th ($2022 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 45th 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 Osaka. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hamburg City vs Osaka infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hamburg City vs Osaka

Prices for goods and services in Hamburg City and Osaka are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hamburg City Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$5653

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016