Hiroshima vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$372
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
1.2M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5644th and 6th ($954 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2347th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$17859

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028