Hiroshima vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$4357
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
100
🏙️ Population
1.2M
5.03M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5674th and 923rd ($1003 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 4th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3185th 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
$6.54
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$21306

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913