Hamburg City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.96M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 63% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2013th and 4509th ($1909 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 30th 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 Sapporo. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 43rd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sapporo

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Hamburg City Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117