Hamburg City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
75
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.96M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 96% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1513th and 4988th ($2194 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 1640th 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
$17.8
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070