Hiroshima vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Hiroshima New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$3879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$8148
🏠 One person rent
$454
$2541
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$3789
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$751
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2138
$6502
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
1.2M
8.8M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4593rd and 4th ($1116 vs $3879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in New York City. Hiroshima ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1891st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$86.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$7.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$3256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$2148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$3179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.69%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4466
$15640
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$10052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$15.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$5.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$94.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$2504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7806
$17718

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$1004
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$1005
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$1000
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$1009
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1002
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1007
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$983
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$979
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$961
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$978
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$973
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$960
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$971
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$958
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1115
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$948
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$933
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$1037
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$974
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$1034
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$966
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$929
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$1030
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$940
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$989
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$975
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$885
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$969
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$839
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$933
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$906
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$927
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$1001
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$991
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$945

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2488
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2512
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2371
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2600
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2720
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2382
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1916
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2419
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2261
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2289
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2569
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2302
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2177
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2570
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2469
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2233
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2394
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2949
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2662
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2335
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2347
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2473
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2591
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2450
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2442
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2255
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2985