Detroit vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2328
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	77	63
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	639K	1.2M

The cost of living in Detroit is 135% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1678th and 6156th ($2064 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 860th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$6826

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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