Hiroshima vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$334
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 27% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 6460th and 4785th ($877 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 35th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 88th vs 157th 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
$6.16
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$12599

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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
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960