Hiroshima vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$3516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	67
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	633K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 53% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6156th and 2179th ($878 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1817th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 218th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Memphis

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	Hiroshima	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$27369

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738