Hiroshima vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$321	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.2M	467K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 69% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6587th and 604th ($842 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 532nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Long Beach

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	Hiroshima	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164