Hamburg City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 108% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1511th and 5168th ($2189 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Saitama

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Hamburg City Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096