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Okinawa vs. Hamburg Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 24.6% cheaper than Hamburg.

Restaurants
pay 63.9% less in Okinawa
Groceries
pay 22.1% more in Okinawa
Transportation
pay 28.7% less in Okinawa
Housing
pay 51.2% less in Okinawa
Childcare
pay 28.9% more in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.5% less in Okinawa
Clothing
pay 49.6% 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 63.9% less for restaurants

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.02
€18.24
$8.02
¥1,285
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.16
$5.78
¥927
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.55
€3.08
$1.34
¥215

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.24
€1.95
$2.22
¥356
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
€6.20
$7.94
¥1,272
Milk (1 gallon) $5.18
€4.49
$6.98
¥1,119

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.69
€6.67
$4.43
¥711
Monthly public transit pass $67.74
€58.78
$33.41
¥5,356
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,745.96
€27,546.38
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 51.2% less for housing

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.29
€34.09
$30.74
¥4,928
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.97
€1,181.80
$429.01
¥68,773
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $964.76
€837.13
$384.24
¥61,595

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $259.29
€224.99
$334.12
¥53,561
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,155.76
€23,563.40
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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.07
$3.34
¥536
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.87
€4.22
$3.47
¥556
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.16
€8.82
$4.68
¥750

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

 
Hamburg
Okinawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.37
€81.01
$46.43
¥7,443
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$66.19
€57.43
$29.70
¥4,762
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.95
€107.56
$69.50
¥11,141

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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: June 2026
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