Hiroshima vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$335	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$609
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	88	36
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.58M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 28% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6156th and 6965th ($878 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 115th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 218th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Leon

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	Hiroshima	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704