Hiroshima vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$335
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$4390
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.3M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6156th and 1229th ($878 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1115th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 97th 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
$6.03
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$18964

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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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$2028
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$2093
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$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
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$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
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$2014
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$1799
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$1855
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$2089
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$2089
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$1673
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$1853
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$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
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$1878
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$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
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$1986
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$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
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$2455
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$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182