Auckland vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.2M

The cost of living in Auckland is 120% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1357th and 5674th ($2205 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 150th and 3185th 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	$14.3	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$7209

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983