Hiroshima vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$372
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$6398
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
1.2M
3.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5644th and 72nd ($954 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 60th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2347th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$8.42
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862