Hiroshima vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$321
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
791K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 17% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6587th and 5436th ($842 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 299th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Ranked 6th vs 365th best cities to live in Japan, and 67th vs 2749th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Niigata

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Hiroshima Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$514
🔌 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
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009