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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:

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.10	$8.02 ¥1,265	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.06	$5.78 ¥912	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 €3.06	$1.34 ¥212	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 €2.77	$0.87 ¥138	-72.8%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 €1.93	$2.22 ¥351	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 €6.15	$7.94 ¥1,252	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €4.46	$6.98 ¥1,102	+34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.45	$1.99 ¥314	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €4.98	$4.83 ¥762	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.34	$2.24 ¥353	+43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.15 ¥182	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.96	$1.34 ¥212	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.86	$2.54 ¥401	+17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.65	$1.57 ¥248	+109.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$1.13 ¥179	+57.6%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.69 €6.62	$4.43 ¥699	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €58.31	$33.41 ¥5,272	-50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.24 €27.75	$34.75 ¥5,483	+7.8%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.29 €33.82	$30.74 ¥4,850	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.97 €1,172.39	$429.01 ¥67,692	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$964.76 €830.47	$384.24 ¥60,627	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$281.38 €242.22	$128.60 ¥20,292	-54.3%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.29 €223.20	$334.12 ¥52,719	+28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,155.76 €23,375.87	??
Average			+28.9%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$3.34 ¥527	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 €4.19	$3.47 ¥547	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.75	$4.68 ¥738	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.71 €41.93	$50.79 ¥8,013	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.08	$12.03 ¥1,898	-26.4%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

	Hamburg	Okinawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.37 €80.37	$46.43 ¥7,326	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.19 €56.97	$29.70 ¥4,687	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.95 €106.70	$69.50 ¥10,966	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$173.86 €149.66	$88.54 ¥13,971	-49.1%
Average			-49.6%

Hamburg vs. Okinawa - Cost of clothing

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