Cost of living comparison

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

Hamburg is 55.0% more expensive than Okinawa.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Hamburg
Groceries
pay 8.9% less in Hamburg
Transportation
pay 41.9% more in Hamburg
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Hamburg
Childcare
pay 35.1% less in Hamburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.7% more in Hamburg
Clothing
pay 68.8% more in Hamburg

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

Hamburg vs. Okinawa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.16
¥1,029
$16.08
€14.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.63
¥809
$10.72
€9.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
¥178
$3.12
€2.74

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
¥305
$2.08
€1.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.74
¥1,111
$6.62
€5.81
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
¥890
$4.63
€4.07

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.19
¥601
$7.34
€6.44
Monthly public transit pass $32.57
¥4,679
$52.52
€46.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,767.76
¥3,127,482
$30,845.34
€27,072.96

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.96
¥4,305
$43.81
€38.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $418.16
¥60,079
$1,166.50
€1,023.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $374.52
¥53,809
$864.08
€758.41

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $325.67
¥46,791
$211.49
€185.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $24,918.49
€21,870.96

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pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
¥468
$5.36
€4.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.80
¥403
$4.26
€3.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.56
¥655
$8.79
€7.71

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pay 68.8% more for clothing

 
Okinawa
Hamburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.26
¥6,502
$80.38
€70.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.95
¥4,160
$49.80
€43.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.74
¥9,732
$99.04
€86.93

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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