Hiroshima vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$372
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
738K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 8% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5644th and 6050th ($954 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 832nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 376th vs 325th best cities to live in Japan, and 2347th vs 2098th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kumamoto

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Hiroshima Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$8419

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Cities near Hiroshima

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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932