Hiroshima vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 67% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6460th and 621st ($877 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 88th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Hong Kong

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Hiroshima Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$22890

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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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608