Hamburg City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	1.91M	726K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 124% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1511th and 5718th ($2189 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 464th 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 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sagamihara

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	Hamburg City	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$14052

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108