Hamburg City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	72
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.06M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 90% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1818th and 5132nd ($2007 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 40th and 156th 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	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034