Hiroshima vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
1.2M
5.35M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 65% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6460th and 893rd ($877 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 88th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Melbourne

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Hiroshima Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$26129

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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
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172