Hamburg City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 117% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1511th and 5531st ($2189 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 2040th 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
$17.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$4242

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014