Hiroshima vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$321
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$735
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
1.2M
935K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 19% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 6587th and 5254th ($842 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 188th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Kitakyushu. Ranked 6th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 67th vs 201st 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
$5.91
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$4927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$2107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$12027

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868