Hiroshima vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$321	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	77
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.2M	936K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 68% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6587th and 638th ($842 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 3rd in Japan and Israel, respectively. Check Japan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 67th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Jerusalem

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	Hiroshima	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845