Hiroshima vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$4110
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	62
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	351K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 67% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5674th and 133rd ($1003 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 103rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 3185th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Honolulu

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	Hiroshima	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$31596

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085