Hiroshima vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	84
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	430K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 62% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6156th and 1145th ($878 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 218th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Minneapolis

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	Hiroshima	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682