Hamburg City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
1.91M
14.3M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 29% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1513th and 3249th ($2194 vs $1698) 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 31st and 8th 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
$17.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005