Beirut vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$555
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.2M

The cost of living in Beirut is 16% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4691st and 5674th ($1165 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 4996th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$7209

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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