Hiroshima vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$321	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.2M	689K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 66% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6587th and 982nd ($842 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 843rd 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hiroshima	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$30286

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595