Auckland vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2148
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.2M

The cost of living in Auckland is 122% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2124th and 6313th ($1961 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 874th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hiroshima

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	Auckland	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$3590

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956