Hiroshima vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$321
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
93
100
🏙️ Population
1.2M
5.35M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6587th and 829th ($842 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 67th 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
$5.91
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132