Hiroshima vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hiroshima	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$407	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1735	$1695
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 7% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5674th and 5069th ($1003 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 3rd in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 3185th and 5446th 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	$6.54	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.42	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.51%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6276	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3477	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7209	$5865

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045