Cost of living comparison

 Hamburg, Germany
compared to
 Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa vs. Hamburg Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 17.9% cheaper than Hamburg.

Restaurants
pay 58.6% less in Okinawa
Groceries
pay 23.7% more in Okinawa
Transportation
pay 24.6% less in Okinawa
Housing
pay 51.7% less in Okinawa
Childcare
pay 54.0% more in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.9% less in Okinawa
Clothing
pay 40.4% less in Okinawa

The cost of childcare and groceries in Okinawa are more expensive than in Hamburg. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Okinawa.

Okinawa vs. Hamburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Okinawa instead of Hamburg, you would:

pay 58.6% less for restaurants

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.65
$7.16
¥1,035
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.10
$5.63
¥814
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.12
€2.65
$1.24
¥179

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.08
€1.77
$2.12
¥307
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.62
€5.62
$7.74
¥1,118
Milk (1 gallon) $4.63
€3.93
$6.20
¥895

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.34
€6.23
$4.19
¥605
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€44.59
$32.57
¥4,705
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,845.34
€26,187.45
$21,767.76
¥3,144,839

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pay 51.7% less for housing

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.81
€37.20
$29.96
¥4,329
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,166.50
€990.35
$418.16
¥60,413
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $864.08
€733.60
$374.52
¥54,108

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pay 54.0% more for childcare

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $211.49
€179.56
$325.67
¥47,050
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,918.49
€21,155.60
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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.55
$3.26
¥470
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.26
€3.62
$2.80
¥405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.79
€7.46
$4.56
¥659

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.38
€68.24
$45.26
¥6,538
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.80
€42.28
$28.95
¥4,183
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.04
€84.09
$67.74
¥9,786

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