Hiroshima vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$335
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1677
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
1.2M
935K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 12% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6156th and 5478th ($878 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 531st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 8th vs 290th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 2236th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kitakyushu

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Hiroshima Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$11851

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HiroshimaKitakyushu

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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
$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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910