Beijing vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$575
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$2704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 16% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5387th and 6156th ($1016 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 860th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 989th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$6826

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936