Hiroshima vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hiroshima	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$877	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$334	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$563	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2549	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.2M	594K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 16% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6460th and 5298th ($877 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 5th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 88th vs 939th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kawaguchi

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	Hiroshima	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1955	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.21	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$165	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$15104

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$877
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$868
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$902
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$902
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$956
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$981
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$913
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$920
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$919
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$970
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$925
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$941
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$963
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$942
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$974
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$932
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$934
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$938
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$937
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$924
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$898
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$939
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$953
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1031
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$940
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1102
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$906
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1019
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$940
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$934
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$934

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115