Beirut vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$598
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
74
65
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.2M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6460th ($1353 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 874th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 5682nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hiroshima

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Beirut Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934