Hamburg City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 117% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1513th and 5585th ($2194 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 2145th 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
$17.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$5002

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Cities near Hamburg City

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022