Brussels vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$2549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
196K
1.2M

The cost of living in Brussels is 135% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6460th ($2065 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 874th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hiroshima

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Brussels Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$3517

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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