Hiroshima vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$336
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6313th and 532nd ($883 vs $2718) 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 8th best city to live in Japan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 266th and 548th 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
$5.95
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598