Hiroshima vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$8022
🏠 One person rent
$335
$1832
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$4049
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$798
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$5520
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.2M
441K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 70% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6156th and 182nd ($878 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 159th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 218th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$178
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$18963

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Cities near Hiroshima

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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3364
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2888
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3004
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$3041
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$2999
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3785
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3185
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3190
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$3045
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2840
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3195
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3226
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3269
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2780
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2778
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3466
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3678
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3183
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3002
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2767
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3059
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3997
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3657
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2412
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3060
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3448
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3187
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3326