Hiroshima vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$335
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1425
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.2M
720K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 7% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6156th and 5814th ($878 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 703rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Ranked 8th vs 466th best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 3179th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Okayama

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Hiroshima Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$16248

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HiroshimaOkayama

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545