Hiroshima vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$335
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1866
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 24% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6156th and 4641st ($878 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 8th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 112th 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
$6.03
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062