Hiroshima vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	62
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	351K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 72% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6313th and 122nd ($883 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 90th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 266th and 322nd 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	$5.95	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$20539

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Cities near Hiroshima

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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182