Hamburg City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2172
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5195
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1961
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$611
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$270
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3668
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 109% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1536th and 5298th ($2172 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 41st and 750th 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
$20.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2245
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9266
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.19
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27074
$17943

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055