Hiroshima vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$335
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$3804
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6156th and 427th ($878 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 218th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$22706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598