Hiroshima vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$335
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$2282
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 27% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 6156th and 4476th ($878 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 40th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Ranked 8th vs 5th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 69th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Nagoya

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Hiroshima Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$16142

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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
$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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982