Hiroshima vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$336
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
791K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 12% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6313th and 5515th ($883 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 404th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Ranked 8th vs 406th best cities to live in Japan, and 266th vs 3269th 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
$5.95
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$14992

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001