Hiroshima vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$321
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 38% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6587th and 4406th ($842 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 15th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 6th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 67th vs 35th 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
$5.91
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$27.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$14111

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102