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Yokohama vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Yokohama is 16.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 66.2% less in Yokohama
Groceries
pay 24.7% more in Yokohama
Transportation
pay 29.3% less in Yokohama
Housing
pay 49.3% less in Yokohama
Childcare
pay 69.4% more in Yokohama
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.5% less in Yokohama
Clothing
pay 38.9% less in Yokohama

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

Yokohama vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yokohama instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 66.2% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$6.68
¥1,071
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.55
€11.78
$5.35
¥857
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.49
€3.03
$1.14
¥182

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Bread
1 loaf
$2.25
€1.96
$1.75
¥281
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.10
€6.17
$4.86
¥779
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.46
$5.51
¥884

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.54
$4.43
¥710
Monthly public transit pass $68.91
€59.92
$53.46
¥8,566
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,702.07
€28,435.49
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 49.3% less for housing

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.32
€43.75
$32.74
¥5,246
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,427.12
€1,240.93
$795.21
¥127K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,068.35
€928.97
$466.43
¥74,734

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pay 69.4% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $184.92
€160.80
$271.75
¥43,541
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,579.95
€8,330.08
$18,376.64
¥3M

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.26
€4.57
$2.00
¥321
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.87
$3.01
¥482
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.16
€8.84
$4.01
¥642

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Yokohama
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.79
€81.55
$40.09
¥6,424
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.63
€37.94
$28.40
¥4,550
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.67
€92.75
$57.87
¥9,272

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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 2026
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