Hamburg City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.89M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 95% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1809th and 5386th ($2022 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 592nd 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
$16.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075