Beirut vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$605
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.2M

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4326th and 6156th ($1255 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 860th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 4772nd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$6826

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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