Hamburg City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$1764
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 80% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2013th and 4896th ($1909 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 145th 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 Saitama. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 43rd and 484th 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
$14.6
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$13860

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039