Canberra vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	30	63
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	381K	1.2M

The cost of living in Canberra is 139% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 929th and 5674th ($2393 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 664th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hiroshima

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	Canberra	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$7209

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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