Hiroshima vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$334
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 22% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6460th and 4965th ($877 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 69th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Ranked 5th vs 39th best cities to live in Japan, and 88th vs 946th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kyoto

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Hiroshima Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$5281

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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
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041