Hiroshima vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$335
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$2537
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 30% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6156th and 4340th ($878 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 26th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 8th vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 497th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kawasaki

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Hiroshima Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$15204

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116