Hiroshima vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$372
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 13% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5644th and 4726th ($954 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 73rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 376th vs 12th best cities to live in Japan, and 2347th vs 355th 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
$6.34
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$15182

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045