Hiroshima vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$336
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.3M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6313th and 1375th ($883 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 266th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Houston

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Hiroshima Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$23708

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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

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22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233