Hiroshima vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$336	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	74
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 18% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6313th and 5031st ($883 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 4th in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 266th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Johannesburg

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	Hiroshima	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915