Hamburg City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 86% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2013th and 5135th ($1909 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 43rd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sendai

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Hamburg City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011