Hiroshima vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$335
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.2M
791K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 17% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6156th and 5101st ($878 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 306th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Ranked 8th vs 581st best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 3754th 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
$6.03
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$15118

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052