Hiroshima vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hiroshima	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$954	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2384	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$372	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	71	61
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 5% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5644th and 5921st ($954 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 1st in Japan and South Africa, respectively. Check Japan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2347th and 5184th 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	$6.34	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3758	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2699	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8672	$4829

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952