Brussels vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2384
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1957
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
189K
1.2M

The cost of living in Brussels is 96% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2147th and 5644th ($1869 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 584th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 148th and 2347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$8672

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902