Hiroshima vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$335
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$2086
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 29% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6156th and 4366th ($878 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 29th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 18th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Osaka

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Hiroshima Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$8318

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HiroshimaOsaka

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008