Hamburg City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
1.91M
14.3M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 30% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1511th and 3273rd ($2189 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 38th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Tokyo

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Hamburg City Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006