Hiroshima vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$321	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	950K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 62% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6587th and 1499th ($842 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 67th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hiroshima	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$11918

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863